The eThekwini Municipality is proud of the four athletes, who are representing the City in Sister City races around the world during the month of September and October.
Phumzile Gwala (16) and Puseletso Dladla (20) will be travelling with eThekwini Mayor, Cllr James Nxumalo, to Bremen, Germany where they will take part in a 10km race on 2 October. They will also be part of an international sports twinning co-operation with the School of Excellence in Bremen.
Sthembile Radebe (16) and Nontokozo Mkhize (18) are already in Le Port, an international sister city to Durban in the Reunion Islands, to compete in a 10km race. Both girls managed to win in their age group sections and Mkhize won the trophy for overall women’s section.
This is the third year that the athletes have been invited to Le Port to take part in the race. The athletes have made the City proud.
In March 2012, the German School of Excellence will send 10 athletes to Durban and will be visiting sport minded schools during their stay as well as work in the Isithumba Sportgarten, a project supported by the Bremen Sportgarten.
