Anaso Jobodwana finally gets his Commonwealth Games call-up
Anaso Jobodwana finally received his call-up papers for the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast‚ Australia‚ from April 4-15‚ being added on for the men’s 4x100m relay.
The SA Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (Sascoc) on Monday night announced the last members of Team SA.
Jobodwana‚ Clarence Munyai‚ Henricho Bruintjies and Emile Erasmus were named in the relay team‚ although Erasmus recently withdrew from the SA team for the world indoor championships in Birmingham‚ which starts on Thursday‚ because of injury.
A Sascoc official previously said that relay runners would be allowed to compete in individual events as long as they weren’t keeping out an athlete who had qualified for that event.
That means Jobodwana should be permitted to compete in the 200m‚ along with Munyai‚ while Bruintjies and Erasmus could join Akani Simbine in the 100m.
Stephen Mokoka (10000m)‚ Jaco Engelbrecht (shot put) and Tshepang Makhete (hammer throw) were also named‚ pushing the athletics contingent to 20.
Three gymnasts were included in the team. Naveen Daries will compete in artistic while Grace Legote and Chris-Marie van Wyk will do rhythmic.
The men’s rugby sevens team was also named‚ along with the reserve for the women’s team and officials.
Athletics
Anaso Jobodwana‚ Clarence Munyai‚ Henricho Bruintjies‚ Emile Erasmus (all men’s 4x100m relay‚ Stephen Mokoka (10‚000m)‚ Jaco Engelbrecht (shot put)‚ Tshepang Makhete (hammer throw)
Gymnastics:
Naveen Daries (artistic)‚ Grace Legote and Chris-Marie van Wyk (both rhythmic)
Rugby Sevens (men):
Tim Agaba‚ Philip Snyman‚ Dylan Sage‚ Kwagga Smith‚ Werner Kok‚ Kyle Brown‚ Branco du Preez‚ Rosko Specman‚ Justin Geduld‚ Cecil Afrika‚ Seabelo Senatla‚ Adriaan Nel‚ Siviwe Soyizwapi (travelling reserve).
TEAM OFFICIALS FOR TEAM SA
Aquatics
Team manager: Nonkululeko Mngadi
Head coach: Graham Hill
Coaches: Andrea di Nino‚ Rocco Meiring‚ Cedric Finch
Manager/coach (para-swimming): Theo Vorster; Coach (diving)‚ William Sherritt
Athletics
Team manager: Peter Lourens
Coach (throws): Terseus Liebenberg‚ Coach (jumps); Reneilwe Aphane‚ Coach (middle distance); Samuel Sepeng
Coach (sprints/hurdles): Seef le Roux
Badminton
Coach/manager: Stewart Carson
Boxing
Coach: Mladeli Mngqhibisa
Coach/manager: Johannes Britz
Cycling
Manager/coach: Elrick Kulsen
Coach (road): Bosseau Boshoff
Coach (track): Annerine Wenhold
Coach (MTB): Erica Groenewald
Mechanic (Road/MTB): Jean-Pierre Jacobs
Mechanic (track): Pieter Jansen
Gymnastics
Manager/coach (artistic): Ilse Laing‚ coach (rhythmic); Tatiana Lavrentchouk-Vizer
Hockey (men)
Head coach: Mark Hopkins
Assistant coach: Cheslyn Gie
Video analyst: Nkuliso Zondi
Team manager: Marthinus van Staden
Hockey (women)
Head coach: Sheldon Rostron
Assistant coach: Kurt Cerfontyne
Video analyst: Wayne Hendricks
Team manager: Maryke Eloff
Lawn bowls
Manager/coach: Jessica Henderson
Directors (para): Annatjie van Rooyen‚ Graham Ward
Coach (men): Martinus Fraser
Coach (para-lawn bowls): Geoffrey Newcombe
Netball
Team manager: Nisha Rupnarain
Coaches: Norma Plummer‚ Nicole Cusack
Video analyst: Christy Mullender
Coaching intern (CGF): Dumisani Chauke
Rugby Sevens (men)
Coach: Neil Powell
Assistant coach: Renred Dazel
Team manager: Ashley Evert
Rugby Sevens (women)
Coach: Paul Delport
Team manager: Michelle English
Conditioning coach: John Meintjies
Shooting
Coach/manager: Bernard de Beer
Triathlon
Coach: Lindsey Parry
Team manager: Kate Roberts
Weightlifting
Coach/manager: Stephen Cupido
Wrestling
Coach/Manager: Nico Coetzee
Coaching intern (CFG): Mpho Madi
Para-athletics
Para-powerlifting
Coach: Andrew Ludik
Para-table tennis
Coach/manager: Anver Lyners
Medical team
Chief medical doctor: Paul Maphoto
Doctors: Thulani Ngwenya‚ Tshegofatso Gaetsewe‚ Carolette Cloete‚ Crosby Mulungwa; Chief physiotherapist: Bafana Sihlali
Physiotherapists: Rannoa (Dan) Ntseke‚ Sergant Motha‚ Hugh Everson‚ Khuliso Netshivhangani‚ Corrine Sheppard‚ Danielle Munezero‚ Tarina van der Stockt‚ Ugendrie Govender‚ Narayani Pillay