Lentswe, Klerksdorp - Klerksdorp hosted the North West Sports Awards which took place this past weekend. Local sports stars were honoured at a gala event on Friday November 23 at Rio Casino. The theme was fittingly “Night of the Stars”. Mona Beukes was named coach of the year. She is known as a dance coach and some of her students have excelled internationally.
The night, however, belonged to Paralympic athlete Liezel Gouws who was named the overall sports star of the night. She was also named sportswoman of the year with a disability.
Gouws is from Klerksdorp and said she had experienced her toughest season ever this year. She thanked everyone for their support. Klerksdorp resident Lizelle Erasmus, well-known in netball circles, was one of the nominees in the category for best sports administrator.
The city’s executive mayor, Fikile Mahlophe, opened the event by welcoming all guests. He said the evening is dedicated to the hard work of individuals in Sport, Arts and Culture.
