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MUT Sport keeps active

during the lockdown

The general feeling in the sports arena is that the profession has never faced a bigger

challenge than the COVID-19 pandemic. Who would ever have imagined a time when

sports teams would either not play at all, or play in empty stadiums and venues? Ironically,

the importance of games has become clearer than ever during this period. Sport has

occupied our chatter-filled minds and cut through the boredom of being in quarantine and

lockdown. The once unthinkable has become our reality, our ‘new normal’.

This is a big challenge for players who thrive on

encouragement from the shouting fans. This sentiment

was well captured by Marks Maponyane, a Kaiser

Chiefs and Orlando Pirates soccer legend who, when

asked why he left Dynamos to join Orlando Pirates,

said he “missed the sound of thousands of fans”.

Sporting personalities across the board have voiced

their feelings about the impact of the restrictions that

are meant to limit the spread of the coronavirus. This

feeling is well articulated by MUT Sport’s bodybuilding

coach, Mbhekiseni “Msona” Mdletshe, who said he is

finding it very difficult to live without going to the gym. “I

have had to improvise with the material I have at home,”

said Msona, who converted his house into a gym.

Xolani Mabhida, MUT Athletics Coach