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24 September 2024
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Story Aimée Barlow
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Louzanne Coetzee, who made history by clinching South Africa’s second medal at the Paralympics, earning a bronze in the T11 1 500 m women’s final with a personal best time, received a warm reception when she recently returned home.
The celebrated Paralympic bronze medallist Louzanne Coetzee returned home to a warm welcome at the Bram Fischer International Airport on 10 September 2024.
Family, friends, colleagues, Arista students, and media gathered to celebrate her remarkable achievement and show their support.
Coetzee – KovsieSport Coordinator of Parasport at the University of the Free State (UFS) – made history by clinching South Africa’s second medal at the Paralympics, earning a bronze in the T11 1 500 m women’s final with a personal best time. Her dedication and hard work have not only brought her personal glory but have also inspired many in her community.
Among those present to welcome her was Jerry Laka, Director of KovsieSport, who expressed his pride in Coetzee’s accomplishments.
"We as KovsieSport are so proud of our colleague Coetzee. It is amazing to see a product of KovsieSport achieving greatness on the world stage. She is truly an inspiration to us all," said Laka.
“I am so glad to be back, and to have Laka and my colleagues here. It means the world to me. Having Laka here shows his commitment to my career and ParaSport and his staff in general,” shared Coetzee, her gratitude evident.
She further expressed her appreciation for the support she received, stating, “I don’t have the words to describe how thankful I am for the support from the UFS community.”
Coetzee’s return is a proud moment for South Africa and the University of the Free State (UFS) community. Welcome home, Louzanne! Your achievements have made us all proud!
Kovsie open day - 4 & 5 May
2006-05-03
03 May 2006
This year the Kovsie open day will be offered on the Main Campus of the University on 4 and 5 May 2006.
Visitors will be able to visit the exhibitions from 09h00 - 16h00 on Thursday 4 May or from 09h00 - 14h00 on Friday 5 May. All the faculties and support services will have manned information points in the Callie Human.
The exhibitions of residences and student societies will be located directly beside the Callie Human.
On both days OFM will offer exciting open-air broadcasts in front of the Callie Human from 12h00 - 14h00.
You are very welcome to contact Mrs Linda Greyling at 051 401 3384 from 08h00 to 13h00 in the mornings should you have any enquiries.