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Netball Champions In The INSPORTS Community Competition To Get The Same Prize Money As Football Winners, Says Jamaican Sports Minister

Olivia Grange, Jamaica's Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, making the announcement at the launch of the final round of the competitions, at the National Stadium.

Netball Champions In The INSPORTS Community Competition To Get The Same Prize Money As Football Winners, Says Jamaican Sports Minister

KINGSTON, Jamaica September 18, 2018 — Olivia Grange, Jamaica’s Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport announced, last Friday, that for the first time in the history of the INSPORTS Community Football and Netball Competitions, the winning netball team will get the same prize money, of $500,000, as the winning football team.

The announcement came as the Sport Minister launched the final round of the competitions at the National Stadium.

After saying that the time to make the prize money equal, between netball and football, in the INSPORTS Community competition, Grange said that the prizes for second, third and fourth places would also be adjusted, but she would announce those later.

“The importance of grass roots sports, which is what the INSPORTS community netball and football competition is, cannot be over-emphasised. It is sports for peace uniting communities regardless of political persuasion.

“This is why I have invited Members of Parliament, Councillors and community leaders to encourage the INSPORTS netball and football teams in their constituencies, divisions and communities,” the Minister concluded.


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