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Hall of Fame to honour Zimbabwe's sporting icons
16 Jan 2013 at 12:09hrs | Views
The Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) has stepped up efforts to identify potential partners and sponsors before selecting more sporting icons to be inducted into the country's lifetime achievements hall of fame before the end of this year.
The induction will recognise the accomplishments and sacrifices by local sporting icons in representing the nation.
SRC Director-General Rtd Col. Charles Nhemachena said the review is supposed to be done every five years but has not been done since the last one in 2004 when some 10 sportspersons were inducted into the SRC Hall of Fame.
The sport development section of the SRC, in conjunction with the Zimbabwe Olympic Committee, is supposed to map the way forward in terms of selecting the athletes.
According to the SRC, the purpose of the Zimbabwe Sports Hall of Fame is to honour yesteryear athletes and officials who would have represented the country exceptionally well in sports.
For one to be inducted into the Zimbabwe Sports Hall of Fame they must have retired from active sports for at least three years and should not have been charged with offenses relating to doping or any other crime that puts the name of the country into disrepute.
Ten former sport personalities namely George Shaya (football), the 1980 ladies hockey team, Artwell Mandaza (athletics), David Westerhout (shooting), Dave Houghton (cricket), Evan Stewart (diving), Florence Kennedy (bowling), Dennis Watson (golf), Collin Harvey (golf) and Ian Robertson (rugby) were inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2004.
The induction will recognise the accomplishments and sacrifices by local sporting icons in representing the nation.
SRC Director-General Rtd Col. Charles Nhemachena said the review is supposed to be done every five years but has not been done since the last one in 2004 when some 10 sportspersons were inducted into the SRC Hall of Fame.
The sport development section of the SRC, in conjunction with the Zimbabwe Olympic Committee, is supposed to map the way forward in terms of selecting the athletes.
According to the SRC, the purpose of the Zimbabwe Sports Hall of Fame is to honour yesteryear athletes and officials who would have represented the country exceptionally well in sports.
For one to be inducted into the Zimbabwe Sports Hall of Fame they must have retired from active sports for at least three years and should not have been charged with offenses relating to doping or any other crime that puts the name of the country into disrepute.
Ten former sport personalities namely George Shaya (football), the 1980 ladies hockey team, Artwell Mandaza (athletics), David Westerhout (shooting), Dave Houghton (cricket), Evan Stewart (diving), Florence Kennedy (bowling), Dennis Watson (golf), Collin Harvey (golf) and Ian Robertson (rugby) were inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2004.
Source - zbc
