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Die Vrystaat-atletiekstadion in Bloemfontein mag tot verdere kennisgewing geen sportbyeenkomste aanbied nie. Dit volg op ernstige kommer oor strukturele probleme by di\u00e9 stadion. Die Mangaung-metro, wat verantwoordelik is vir die instandhouding van die stadion sowel as die omliggende infrastruktuur, het versuim om die stadion volgens nasionale standaarde vir sportbyeenkomste te onderhou.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Die stadion het reeds op 31 Desember 2023 sy internasionale akkreditasie verloor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Drie tydelike pilare wat opgerig is op die stukkende infrastruktuur in die stadion te stut. FOTO: Verskaf<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Odessa Swarts, voorsitter van baan-en velditems Atletiek Vrystaat, s\u00ea daar is in November verlede jaar drie stutte onder die oorhang-paviljoen opgerig vir bykomende stabiliteit. “Die ingenieur was al hier en ons het gedink dit is ‘n tydelike oplossing totdat herstelwerk hier gedoen word, maar tot nou is niks gedoen nie,” s\u00ea sy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Die atletiekbaan self is ook buite spesifikasie. Die tartan-oppervlak, wat elke tien jaar vervang moet word, is reeds twee jaar oor sy vervaldatum. Gevolglik word geen rekords wat hier opgestel word internasionaal erken nie \u2013 \u2019n groot nadeel vir topatlete soos Wayde van Niekerk en Rum\u00e9 Burger wat plaaslik rekordtye aangeteken het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOns kon ook geen uitstel van Atletiek Suid-Afrika kry nie, vanwe\u00eb die swak toestand van die baan,\u201d voeg sy by. Sy waarsku dat Sasolburg se baan se tienjaar-akkreditasie in 2026 verval. \u201cAs dit nie betyds oorgedoen word nie, sal die Vrystaat vroeg volgende jaar geen geakkrediteerde baan h\u00ea waarop byeenkomste aangebied kan word nie.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Die Vrystaat-stadion mag tot verdere kennisgewing nie vir byeenkomste gebruik word nie. FOTO: Verskaf<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Volgens Werner Pretorius, \u2019n DA-lid van die Vrystaatse wetgewer, sal kinders nog wel op die stadion mag oefen, maar geen amptelike byeenkomste mag plaasvind nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pretorius s\u00ea die stadsbestuurder, Sello More, het twee weke gelede voor die portefeuljekomitee vir sport, kuns en kultuur verskyn en bevestig dat R26 miljoen benodig word om die stadion aan standaard te bring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Die LUR vir Samewerkende Regering en Tradisionele Sake (Cogta) in die Vrystaat, Saki Mokoena, het in antwoord op \u2019n navraag van Pretorius ges\u00ea die Ramprisikobestuur kon nie \u2019n veiligheidsgradering aan die stadion toeken nie weens verskeie risiko\u2019s vir toeskouers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pretorius lys verskeie probleme, onder andere:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Strukturele skade aan die paviljoen<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • \u2019n Tartaanbaan wat dringend vervang moet word<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Probleme met die tydhoustelsel<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • \u2019n Gebrek aan voldoende badkamergeriewe vir kinders wat opwarm<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Aanhoudende diefstal van ligte<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • En die oorhoofse spreilig aan die Loch Logan Waterfront-kant wat al geruime tyd buite werking is.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Volgens Mokoena sal die opgradering van veldgeriewe soos die hoogspring-, gewigstoot-, diskus- en spiesgooi-bane, asook die byvoeging van sitplekke vir toeskouers, sowat R1,5 miljoen kos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Swarts s\u00ea hulle is moedeloos omdat daar geen duidelikheid is oor wanneer die stadion weer ten volle funksioneel sal wees nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cSkole soos Oranje, Grey en Jim Fouch\u00e9 hou jaarliks groot atletiekbyeenkomste en nooi skole van regoor die land heen. Ons kan nie vir hulle antwoorde gee oor of dit sal kan plaasvind nie. Dit is onregverdig teenoor di\u00e9 skole se leerlinge, borge en ouers van ander skole wat hierheen moet reis,\u201d s\u00ea sy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Die toestand van die Vrystaat-atletiekstadion bly dus \u2019n ernstige bekommernis \u2013 en die toekoms van grootskaalse sportbyeenkomste in die streek is onseker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Die oorhoofse spreilig wat buite werking is. FOTO: Verskaf<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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