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ISSUE 32, SEPTEMBER 2016

Lenize Potgieter ...is shOOtinG FOR thE

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Game On Magazine, September: Issue 32, 2016

The ultimate online sports magazine

contents Cover story Lenize Potgieter …..Is shooting for the stars Words: Carli-Ann Furno | Photos: Reg Caldecott

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Main FeatureS Sbonelo Khwela shares his passion for paddling Words: Carli-Ann Furno | Photos: Red Bull Media House

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adult tag rugby® unpacked Words: Tag Rugby® | Photos: MCKC Photography

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Is s u e 3 2 , Septemb er 201 6 Paralympics 2016 Go Team SA! Words: Dee Hean & Dan Lombard | Photos: Provided

Hemal Heeralal Marizburg College’s ‘Karate Kid’

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Garth April ‘Fly’-ing for the Sharks Words: Carli-Ann Furno| Photos: Howard Cleland

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Xilombe Tlakula For the love of the game

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youth features

Words: Dan Lombard | Photos: Callum Flett & Maralyn Atkins

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Kyle Letley inspiring SA junior openwater swimmer

Bevan Willis KZN’s wave shredder Words: Dan Lombard | Photos: Dean Vincent & Fufu Bembe

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Kirsten and Sarah Mingay Riding high at The Roof of Africa Words: Carli-Ann Furno | Photos: Carli-Ann Furno & Irina Gorodniakova

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Lenize Potgieter …..Is shooting for the stars

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Lenize Potgieter

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…..Is shooting for the stars Young Lenize Potgieter stepped onto the netball court for the first time in Grade 3 not realising the greatness that was buried within her. Her call to represent her country came in 2014 as one of the proudest moments of her career as she took her place at the goal post as a Protea shooter.

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Game On Magazine reveals Lenize’s experience of unfolding success and her thoughts on the latest Protea test series against Wales. our h iew tc v er wa nt i

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Sbonelo Khwela shares his passion for paddling

Sbonelo Khwela shares his passion for paddling A product of Martin Dreyer’s ‘Change a Life Academy’

Sbonelo Khwela has not only beaten some of the country’s toughest rapids to become one of South Africa’s top four paddlers but has overcome a situation of lack to become a man that is able to invest in the lives around him.

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Full name Sbonelo Khwela Date of Birth 2 January 1988 Place of Birth Pinetown High school Thokozamnganga High School

Join Game On Magazine as we reveal a story of hope that emerged from raging rapids and discover how a young man from the Valley of a Thousand Hills has gone on to become a renowned adventurer that recently claimed his first K1 Non-Stop Dusi title.

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The athletes are spread over 10 sporting codes namely archery, athletics, canoeing, cycling, equestrian, powerlifting, rowing, swimming, shooting and wheelchair tennis.

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Garth April was a schoolboy sensation who had aspirations to be a professional rugby player and signed with the Golden Lions after school. Garth quickly learnt that professional rugby is no easy feat, and after suffering a shoulder injury, his return to professional rugby has been a journey of self-discovery.

In 2015 in the Cell C Community Cup final between Rustenburg

Impala and Durbanville-Bellville, Garth performed outstandingly for his club. His performances in the Community Cup saw the Sharks offer him a two year contract which has seen his star rising again.

Join Game On Magazine as we share his story of resilience and determination, and his experience of representing the South African A squad vs the English Saxons.

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Bevan Willis is making waves in his hometown of Durban where the Grade 12 learner at Northwood Boys High School is fast developing into a surfer who can hold his own. Recently selected to compete in Portugal as part of the SA U/18 team, Game On Magazine caught up with Bevan in Umhlanga to chat about his surfing.

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Bevan Michael Willis

Date of Birth 20 March 1998

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Words: Carli-Ann Furno | Photos: Carli-Ann Furno & Irina Gorodniakova

Most people would not dare to attempt the Roof of Africa in their lifetime, let alone set the goal of finishing it at the tender age of 16.

treacherous terrain of Lesotho in 2015, with nothing but their bikes and each other, to take on what is known as the “Mother of Hard Enduros.”

Twin sisters Kirsten and Sarah Mingay defied the odds when they entered the

Join Game On Magazine as we share the story of the courageous sisters who conquered the greatest endurance trail of them all, and discover the power of trust and an extreme case of twin telepathy.

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2016 • Appointed as sensei at FKSA Wild Tigers Pietermaritzburg • Represented South Africa at WKF Youth Cup in Croatia • Finished 1st place for Kumite and Kata at the SA Elite Karate Championships • Selected to represent SA at the 15th FSKA World Karate Championships in India in September 2016 COMBAT SPORTS MARTIAL ARTS

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Hemal Heeralal has achieved national colours for karate, represented our country in numerous international tournaments and is a sensei at his local dojo, FKSA Wild Tigers, in Pietermaritzburg.

He has accomplished all this at the tender age of 15 and by the look of things he still has many more notches to add to his belt.

Game On Magazine chatted to Hemal via Skype to bring you his story.

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Game On Magazine chatted to Xilombe via Skype to bring you this inspiring South African story.

Full name Xilombe Themba Tlakula

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YOUTH FEATURE: open water swimming

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Kyle Letley, a Grade 9 learner at Edenvale High School in Johannesburg, is an open water swimmer who has already represented South Africa on the world stage.

With his eyes set firmly on achieving a podium finish at the 2020 Olympics in Japan, Game On Magazine chatted to Kyle about his swimming, his relationship with his parents and surviving a seal attack off the coast of Cape Town.

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Full name Kyle Camryn Letley Date of Birth 18 July 2001 Place of Birth Johannesburg High school Edenvale High School Preferred stroke Freestyle/back stroke Club Dynamo Aquatics Bedfordview

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