Awards honour sports people
2007-05-17
THE annual Western Cape Provincial Sport Awards were held at the Boland Park cricket grounds on Friday where the top athletes, teams, coaches and administrators were honoured for their efforts during the year.
The late Gerald Lackay from Pniel was recognised at this ceremony for his contribution to the development of sport.
His wife, Joaline Lackay, accepted the award on his behalf.
Local Paarl and Boland cycling coach, Elrick Kulsen, received the award for best coach.
Kulsen was the team manager and coach for the Commonwealth team in 2006 and also coached Garth Thomas, Durwin Benjamin and Reginald Benjamin to national colours.
Presently Kulsen is the selector for national track cycling and serves on both the national coaching and national track cycling commissions.
Another Paarlite, Ernst van Dyk, was awarded the MEC’s special award for his accomplishments as a sportsman on international level.
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