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"Our nation's sportsmen and women must be celebrated for their achievements
and rewarded accordingly. However, spending R65 million on an event is
beyond excessive and the department needs to cut down the amount of money
used for the Sports Awards", said the IFP spokesperson on Sports and
Recreation, Mr. Mkhuleko Hlengwa MP.

The IFP's main concern revolves around the fact that athletes need money to
cover their sporting needs, such as travel, and some of that money could be
used to cover these costs instead of spending on one ceremony.

"If we want to celebrate sports in this country, we should do so by giving
the different codes all the resources they need rather than throw an
extravagant party that caters to the desires of the elite." said Hlengwa.

The IFP calls on the department of Sports and Recreation to relook at their
budget and spend an appropriate amount of money on the event, as there is no
reasonable logic as to why the budget for the awards has increased so
drastically.