Bloemfonteinse pluimbal\u00adkampioen Nita Scholtz-Albertse (24) is die enigste pluimbalspeler van Suid-Afrika wat einde van die maand aan die Olimpiese Spele in Parys gaan deelneem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sy is ook die eerste Suid-Afrikaanse vrou wat sedert 2008 aan die enkelspel op die spele gaan deelneem. Sy hoor op Vrydag 12 Julie teen wie sy in haar eerste wedstryde, van 27 Julie af, gaan speel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Om op die Olimpiese Spele mee te ding is al die afgelope dekade haar droom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As dogtertjie van vier jaar oud het sy met haar ouers in Oranjemund begin pluimbal speel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dit was op \u2019n Suid-Afrikaanse kampioenskaps\u00adbyeenkoms waaraan sy as 11-jarige in Durban deelgeneem het, dat haar talent opgemerk is. Johan Kleingeld, haar plaaslike afrigter, s\u00ea sy was \u201cnet arms en bene,\u201d maar hy het baie talent daar gesien. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEk het geweet hierdie meisie van Namibi\u00eb kan nog tot by die Olimpiese Spele vorder,\u201d het Kleingeld Dinsdag voor een van haar oefen\u00adsessies by die Fichardtpark-pluimbalbaan ges\u00ea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Scholtz-Albertse was eers in die meisieskool Eunice, en het matriek aan die Ho\u00ebrskool Jim Fouch\u00e9, wat vir sy sterk pluimbalkultuur bekend is, voltooi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sedert daardie toernooi in Durban het sy al elke Suid-Afrikaanse kampioenskap in die enkelspel in haar ouderdomsgroep gewen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDit was nie maklik om vir die spele te kwalifiseer nie,\u201d s\u00ea Scholtz-Albertse. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sy het in 20 lande gespeel om te verseker sy kwalifiseer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOm vir die spele te kwalifi\u00adseer, is net my korttermyn\u00addoelwit,\u201d s\u00ea sy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy langtermyndoelwit is om internasionaal mede\u00addingend te speel.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Scholtz-Albertse, wat nou 101ste op die internasionale pluimbalranglys vir vroue is, s\u00ea sy wil alles wat sy kan leer op vanjaar se spele. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDit sal \u2019n voorreg wees om teen die topspelers in die w\u00eareld mee te ding.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kleingeld s\u00ea as afrigter is dit vir hom baie belangrik dat sy na die spele gaan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDit wys vir ander spelers dat dit moontlik is. Sy moet dit nou geniet, want in 2028 sal ons in alle erns meeding.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Scholtz-Albertse s\u00ea sy sien baie uit na die ervaring van die Olimpiese Spele. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEk wil baie graag kyk hoe bekende sportmense deel\u00adneem. Van die sportsoorte waarna ek graag wil gaan kyk is gimnastiek en swem,\u201d s\u00ea sy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vir die volgende drie weke moet sy net fokus hou. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEk is fiks genoeg,\u201d meen sy. \u201cNou gaan dit net daaroor om geestelik reg te wees.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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