{"id":46930,"date":"2023-08-10T06:00:07","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T04:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnuus\/stars-in-the-spotlight-20230808-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T05:21:22","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T03:21:22","slug":"stars-in-the-spotlight-20230808-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/stars-in-the-spotlight-20230808-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Stars in the spotlight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It is that time of year again, when achievers are celebrated for their accomplishments in the annual Free State Sport Stars Awards, hosted by Central24 and the University of the Free State (UFS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The awards, as originally organised by the Free State Sport Writer\u2019s Association, were an annual institution since the 1950\u2019s. 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