ECANADA, Februwari 3 - U-Melanie Mark, uNgqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha, Ubuciko, Amasiko Nezemidlalo, kanye no-Ravi Kahlon, umsubathi we-Olympian amahlandla amabili kanye noNgqongqoshe Wezemisebenzi, Ukubuyiswa Komnotho kanye Nokusungula, bakhiphe isitatimende esilandelayo ngeMidlalo Yasebusika Yama-Olympic kanye Nabakhubazekile Yangowezi-2022 e-Beijing:
“Siyaziqhenya kakhulu ngokuthi abasubathi be-BC bazobe bemele izwe lethu njengengxenye yeTeam Canada. Kunabasubathi abangama-74 abanezimpande ezijulile e-BC abebezilolongela impilo yabo yonke ukuze bafinyelele kuleli qophelo. Ukuzinikela kwabo kanye namandla abo okunqoba izinselele kuzokhuthaza izizukulwane ezizayo. Ukufaneleka kule midlalo sekuvele kuyisenzo esimangalisayo.
“Impumelelo yomsubathi ngamunye omele iCanada ayigcini nje ngokukhuluma ngomsubathi wabo omangalisayo, kodwa ukubekezela kanye namandla okuziphatha. Bawugqozi ngempela kubo bonke abantu baseBritish Columbia kanye nobufakazi bokuzinikela kwabaqeqeshi babo, abangani kanye nemindeni.
“Nihamba phambili nihamba phambili futhi siyanijabulisa kuzo zonke izinyathelo zenu.
“Ngemva kokunikela ngama-50% amangalisayo ezindondo ezingama-24 zeThimba laseCanada kuma-Olympic Summer Games e-Tokyo 2020, futhi ngaphezu kokudlula abadlali abahamba phambili kuma-Paralympics, abasubathi abaxhumene ne-BC sebekulungele ukuphinde bacwebezele esiteji somhlaba.
“Kulo nyaka, umgubho wabasubathi bethu uzobukeka uhlukile njengoba i-COVID-19 isathinta impilo nokuphepha kwemiphakathi yethu. Kodwa uthando lwethu kanye nomdlandla wezimpumelelo zakho akukancipha. Siyazi ukuthi uzofinyelela izinkanyezi - izindondo ungazithola!
“Imidlalo Yasebusika Yama-Olympic ka-2022 e-Beijing kulindeleke ukuthi iqale ngoLwesihlanu, Feb. 4, 2022, namaParalympics azolandela ngoLwesihlanu, Mashi 4, 2022. Njengangaphambili, iThimba laseCanada lihlanganise uhlu oluvelele lwamakhono okusubatha, okuhlanganisa nama-BC abasubathi: Meryeta O'Dine, i-snowboarder evela e-Prince George, no-Sofiane Gagnon, umshicileli we-freestyle (ama-moguls) ovela ku-Whistler. Baphakathi kwama-Olympians angama-34 azalelwa noma ahlala eBritish Columbia.
“Siyaziqhenya ukweseka uhambo lwabaningi baseCanada Olympian namaParalympian. Kubasubathi abangu-215 abamele i-Canada kuma-Olympic Winter Games, ama-34% anokuxhumana okuqondile ne-BC futhi amele izinhlobonhlobo zezizinda zamasiko.
“IsiFundazwe siyayibona imihlomulo emikhulu etholakala ngokubamba iqhaza kwezemidlalo nokujima. Ukwandisa inkundla yokudlala yabase-British Columbians bayo yonke iminyaka namakhono, iSifundazwe minyaka yonke sitshala imali engaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-50 zamaRandi kwezemidlalo. Lokhu kutshalwa kwezimali kusekela uchungechunge lwezinhlelo zezemidlalo nezokuzijabulisa kusukela enkundleni yokudlala kuye endaweni yesikhulumi. Futhi ngokusebenzisana kuka-BC ne-ViaSport, SportBC, Canadian Sport Institute Pacific kanye ne-BC Games Society, kanye nokubandakanyeka kwezinhlangano zezemidlalo zesifundazwe, sisebenzela ukunciphisa imigoqo yezezimali futhi siqinise ukulingana kwezemidlalo yabasafufusa.
“Ekusekeleni abasubathi abadlala kahle kakhulu emaqenjini esizwe noma ukuphishekela amaphupho abo e-Olympic noma ama-Paralympic, i-BC inezindawo zokuqeqesha nezokuthuthuka ezisezingeni eliphezulu, futhi itshala imali elinganiselwa ezigidini ezingu-3.3 zamaRandi minyaka yonke ukuze ithuthukise i-Own the Podium. Futhi, ngoHlelo Lwemicimbi Emikhulu, iSifundazwe sihlinzeka ngezimali zokusingatha imicimbi yamazwe ngamazwe ngokuphephile e-BC Lokhu kuhlanganisa i-Parasnowboard World Cup ka-2022 kusukela ngo-Feb. 8-12, umcimbi obalulekile wokuhlungela Imidlalo Yasebusika Yabantu Abakhubazekile ka-2022.
“Egameni likaNdunankulu uJohn Horgan kanye nohulumeni wethu wonke, sihalalisela iThimba laseCanada. Siyaziqhenya ngendlela emangalisayo ngomgijimi ngamunye we-Olympian kanye noParalympian, ikakhulukazi labo abanoxhumo lwe-BC. Sijoyina amaBritish Columbians esifundazweni sonke abazobe bekukhuthaza. Sinifisela konke okuhle ngeMidlalo ephephile neyimpumelelo njengoba niphokophelele emsamo.”
Funda kabanzi:
Ukuze uthole inqubekelaphambili yakamuva ku-BC abasubathi abaxhumene ne-Olympic Winter Games yango-2022 kanye neParalympic Winter Games e-Beijing kanye nohlu lwemicimbi ezayo nezindondo zamanje eziwinile vakashela: https://www.bcmedals.ca
