The September Clinique Feature Articles:

Looking back from the beginning of September, we can only say that August was an amazing month, which included gsport ... for Girls! celebrated her first birthday in style!

It was also a special month for gsport since we signed on our first commercial partner and are delighted that Clinique will be the sponsor of the gsport Feature Articles. Welcome Clinique!

We see this association as a wonderful match and we look forward to continuing to keep women informed about what it means to be a woman in South Africa in this day and age, and the benefits of playing sport and maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

gsport's theme this month is PASSION as we welcome Spring and get ready to give the last few months of this year our best shot.

In another significant move at gsport, swimming icon, Penny Heyns, has come on board, and will write a monthly column for next 12 months, for the next 12 months, with a special focus for our Olympic-bound athletes ahead of their life-changing opportunity to represent South Africa at Beijing 2008.

If you're feeling a little sluggish and need some motivation as you rekindle passion in your life, sit back, relax and enjoy the Clinique Feature Articles.
 
Welcome to the gsport PASSION edition!

Feature Articles:

Play Sport Feature
Winter is over and its time to get active again! Since September last year, gsport has been running a poll on our website, asking you why you play sport. Nearly 55% of you said you played sport for the love of the game. So, if you haven't yet found the sport of your choice, maybe its time to give it another try. And to make it a bit easier, here's some great information to get you started. gsport spoke to SPAR National Women's Hockey team sports scientist, Karin Hugo,  about how sports science can assist an athlete achieve better results.

Behind the Scenes: gsport Cover Shoot
Spring is in the air, and we are delighted to announce the launch of gsport's first cover shoot. It's something we've been contemplating for a while now, and we're thrilled to let you know that the monthly Cover Girl shoot will be a regular feature on gsport. This month, we chose celebrated mountaineer, Deshun Deysel, who has embarked on the 7 Summits program, during which she aims to climb the highest mountain on each of the seven continents. Here's a sneak behind-the-scenes peak of the first gsport Cover shoot.

5 Mins With Springbok Captain, Nomsebenzi Tsotsobe
As Jake White's Springbok team prepare to battle for glory at the IRB Rugby World Cup in France,  the women's national team, are just hoping for some game time ... any game time! The Springbok women haven't played competitively since their appearance at the IRB Women's Rugby World Cup in Canada last August. National captain, Nomsebenzi Tsotsobe, spoke to gsport about the state of women's rugby one year after South Africa's World Cup appearance.

5 Mins with SPAR's Wendy Kruger
Supermarket giant, SPAR, continues to reign supreme as the biggest corporate supporter of women's sport. Last month, SPAR announced it was renewing its sponsorship of netball for another three years in a deal worth over R12 million. SPAR Group PR and Sponsorship Manager, Wendy Kruger, spared a few minutes for gsport to tell us why SPAR is passionate about supporting women's sport.

Proteas Europe Success
In November, the South African women's cricket team will head off to Pakistan to attempt to qualify for the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup in Australia in 2009. The squad is currently on a high after a successful tour to Europe which included a historic win in the one-off four-day test against Netherlands. gsport spoke to Convenor of Selectors, Geraldine Smith, Chairperson of Cricket South Africa's Women's Cricket Committee, Kerri Laing, and star all-rounder, Sunette Loubser, about the progress of the women's national team over the past few months.

Personal Accounts:

Ilse Langhout
Ilse Langhout is the 2007 gsport Volunteer of the Year after scooping the honour at the inaugural gsport Awards on 1 August, 2007. In this wonderful Personal Account story, Ilse retraces her passion for sport, and shares with us some of her career highlights. Here's a story about a woman who is dedicated to raising the profile of women in sport and has achieved great results already. 

Mmangwato Mabusela
Mmangwato Mabusela is a female soccer referee from Soshanguve. She works as a Computer Operator at the South African Post Office, and on weekends, she lives out her passion of contributing to soccer as a referee. Her involvement with soccer started back in 1996, but in 2001, a knee injury curtailed her career. Mmangwato was so passionate about the game that she decided to become a referee. Read about her hopes and dreams for women soccer referees in SA.

Team Isigungu
Team Isigungu could be the first women's sailing team to represent South Africa's hopes in the Yngling class during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, since qualifying for the world's most distinctive sports tournament after an enthralling year competing in Europe's most daunting sailing meets. Skipper Dominique Provoyeur tells gsport about the year, and the team's Olympic aspirations.

Sharlene McGilvray
Sharlene McGilvray is the only woman in SA who races BMX bicycles and she has done so for the past nine years. This fun loving mother of two is 48 years old but insists she will be 18 until she dies. Meet a woman who has an incredible passion for BMX racing and has achieved a lot in past decade, including competing at the World BMX Champs three times. Find out how a call to DJ Fresh on 5fm helped Sharlene receive the most amazing support from the station's listeners.

Regulars:

The Penny Heyns Series: PASSION
International swimming icon Penny Heyns is a true inspiration; a champion athlete with a heart of gold, and a passion for life. gsport is delighted to announce that Penny will publish a monthly column here for the next 12 months, with a special focus for our Olympic-bound athletes ahead of their life-changing opportunity to represent South Africa at Beijing 2008. In this first installment, Penny considers the role of Passion in an athlete's preparation for the road ahead.

Wonder Woman: Finding Your Passion
What is your greatest passion? If it's a question you're struggling to answer, then this is the ideal time to reassess your life and aim to find out exactly where you are and where you want to be. We can choose to throw our hands up in despair about the things that are going wrong in our life, or we can choose to find our true purpose. This month, Sharon Lee Plaskitt gives us good reason to find our passion.

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