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SADSF ANNOUNCE TEAM SOUTH AFRICA TO DEAFLYMPIC
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ATHLETE PROFILE

Name: Siyanda Kopolo
Born: 09 August 1989

Siyanda was born Deaf in Umtata, Eastern Cape
Attended St Thomas School for the Deaf in King Williams Town just outside East London in Eastern Cape;
Represented South Africa at the 1st World Deaf Football Championships held in Patra, Greece in July 2008 and was also vice Captain of the Team South Africa;
Represented South Africa at the 1st World Deaf Athletics Championships held in Izmir, Turkey in September 2008;
She also excels in netball, volleyball and table tennis;
She was elected to the Steering Committee for Deaf Women in Sport in November 2008 whose mandate is to provide independent advice to South African Deaf Sports Federation on the priorities needed for the development and empowerment of Deaf women in sport;
Her ambition is to, one day, play an active leadership role within Deaf sport in South Africa and ultimately lead South African Deaf Sport Federation.

Terence Parkin at the end of the last stage,(Stage 5) which he won!

Overall Results .......(RSA) Terence were placed 2nd, Based on daily points accumalated.

Results : 1st USA Nick Schreiber, 2nd RSA Terence Parkin 3rd USA Trevor Kosa,
4th FRA & TWN 5th FRA David Cloux

Our Congratulations to the team and especially Terence!!

SA Deaf Woman Soccer at World Championship in Greece - 4th place

Burning Questions - Sport

SADSF received the following questions from the community through DTV, a Deaf Television program in South Africa. Herein below, in red, we submit our official response to the questions put to us.

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