Gauteng hosts Annual O.R Tambo-Soncini Social Cohesion Games

The 7th annual O.R. Tambo-Soncini Social Cohesion Games will take place from 26-27 October 2024, at the University of Johannesburg Kingsway Campus in Auckland Park.

Organized by the Gauteng Department of Sport, Arts, Culture, and Recreation, the games will bring together over 1,000 young athletes from across Gauteng and the City of Reggio Emilia in Italy.

They will participate and compete in various sports such as rugby, football, basketball, athletics, netball, and swimming.

The annual games target young athletes between the ages of 15 and 19.

The games are part of the celebration of October as O.R. Tambo Month, to in memory of his legacy here in South Africa and globally. Tambo had a special relationship with the late Guiseppe Soncini of the City of Reggio Emilia in Italy. Soncini, who passed away in April 1991, will be remembered for his support and enabling the signing of an international solidarity pact with various political organizations in 1977.

Through him, Reggio Emilia was a safe sanctuary for a number of political freedom fighters.

Entry into all the venues hosting the games is free of charge so families and friends of the young sports stars are encouraged to come.