SA Sports Minister at Commonwealth Meeting in London ? St ...

LONDON ? Minister of Sport and Recreation SA, Hon. Fikile Mbalula, has today attended the 6th Commonwealth Sports Ministers meeting at the Banquetting House, London, United Kingdom.

The meeting focused on the important contribution sport and physical activity can make to development efforts across the Commonwealth.? The Ministers discussed principles and policy options to maximize sports contribution to human and social development including capitalizing on the potential of the Commonwealth Games and major sport events.

Chaired by Mr Hugh Robertson, MP, Minister of Sport and The Olympics, UK, the meeting reflected on the changing landscape of sport across the Commonwealth and the need for the Commonwealth countries to take a proactive stance to combat threats to the integrity of sport.
The Ministers pushed for the relaxation of Visa requirements to encourage a free movement during the sporting events.? They? further commended South Africa for the way they drove the strong balance between autonomy and accountability within the sport bodies and federations.

?The drive for international omnibus regulatory framework has gained a lot of momentum and credence amongst the delegates? Minister Mbalula said.

The meeting, according to Minister Mbalula, also urged governments to ensure good governance does not end within government but must cascade to regional, continental and international bodies like CAF, FIFA, IOC etc, to ensure congruence on the side of sporting bodies.

The issue of development taking place at various Commonwealth countries was also tabled with Minister Mbalula presenting on the National Sport and Recreation Plan.? ?South Africa is fortunate that Cabinet has already approved the National Sport and Recreational Plan, which will see sport development and peace linking up and taking shape at an elementary level to high performance, through a thorough hawk-eye talent identification and nurturing process.? said Minister Mbalula.

The Commonwealth Ministers also commended India for hosting the last Commonwealth games.

Minister Mbalula, also hinted that there is also a ?discussion within South Africa, with Sascoc and other stakeholders, to look at the issue of Sport Economy in line with the BRICS objective, wherein the SA, Brazil, Russia, India and China can help each other in all spheres of sport; development, scientific programme, broadcasting and telecommunications?.

Minister Fikile Mbalula, who?l be traveling to Coventry to watch the Banyana Banyana game against Sweden today, said ?Sweden is a strong team in women football.? Even in their country they are the most respected soccer team than their male counterparts, so here we are faced with an uphill battle but, we are still within the Mandela Month coupled with the African sky which has taken over the British sky, and therefore everything?s possible and we wish Banyana all the best in their inaugural Olympic presence?

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Source: http://stfrancischronicle.com/2012/07/26/sa-sports-minister-at-commonwealth-meeting-in-london/

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