{"id":2661,"date":"2017-07-03T12:06:06","date_gmt":"2017-07-03T12:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maccabi.co.za\/site\/?p=2661"},"modified":"2017-07-03T13:38:54","modified_gmt":"2017-07-03T13:38:54","slug":"team-maccabi-sa-flag-bearer-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maccabi.co.za\/site\/macabbi-sa-news\/team-maccabi-sa-flag-bearer-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"Team Maccabi SA Flag Bearer Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<input class=\"fooboxshare_post_id\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"2661\"\/><p>The 28-year-old Venter, who was a member of the gold medal-winning South African Open Cricket team at the 2013 Games, has amassed an impressive list of achievements. He made his debut for the SA Deaf Cricket Team in 2011 and was appointed captain in 2016. He has also captained the Gauteng Deaf Cricket Team since 2011, winning numerous championships. Colin has twice won Cricket SA\u2019s Deaf Cricketer of the Year and also won multiple Inter-Provincial Player awards. Mazeltov Colin, we are honored to have you lead our delegation into the 20th Maccabiah!<\/p>\n<p>For more information, follow the link below to read the full Maccabi SA press release:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/maccabi.co.za\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/SA-Flag-Bearer_20th-Maccabiah_June17_v2.pdf\">SA Flag Bearer Press Release<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Stream the Maccabi Games Opening Ceremony at <a href=\"http:\/\/reshet.tv\/\">reshet.tv<\/a>\u00a0and follow Maccabi SA on social media for all updates on the games!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 28-year-old Venter, who was a member of the gold medal-winning South African Open Cricket team at the 2013 Games, has amassed an impressive list of achievements. He made his debut for the SA Deaf Cricket Team in 2011 and was appointed captain in 2016. 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