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TABLE OF C O N T E N T S 20 Questions with Temba Madima -Track athlete and entrepreneur
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20 Questions with
Themba Madima-Track athlete & entrepreneur Question 1
Question 2
Please introduce yourself and tell us a little bit about you.
When did you realise that you had a natural athletic ability?
Hi my name is Themba Madima and I’m an 800m track athlete as well as a businessman.
I realized I was athletic at very young age. Growing up In Venda and running around In the streets, we played many Games.
My education background is a Degree in Human Movement Sciences and an Honours degree in Human Movemement Sciences, sports and recreation.
When I was in grade 2, I attended a school where I got proper coaching in athletics. From there, I just excelled and realized that running is something I enjoyed. I had the speed for it and it just felt good!
“When I was in grade 11, my mom introduced me to a coach who really showed belief in me.”
Question 3 What made you choose athletics over soccer? So the story with that is, when I was in grade 11, my mom introduced me to a coach who really showed belief in me. She told me that I could get a scholarship for athletics and further my studies at the University of Pretoria. That was also the year I did well at nationals, coming in 3rd place in the 400m and winning a bronze medal. I also finished in the final of the 200m at the South Africa U/18 championships. So getting all these opportunities drew me closer towards athletics than soccer.
Question 4 Question 5 What is your favorite memory from your high school athletics days?
In a sport the focuses on individualism, what do you find as the biggest Challenge?
My favorite high school memory is running at Pildidge Stadium for our annual Inter schools athletics meeting. That stadium has an amazing track for running.
I believe that all athletes are trying to do their best for the sport of athletics. The challenge is just trying to get everything to a place whereby we can compete at an international level.
I have great memories winning gold medals and being the victor ludorum for exceptional performances. I enjoyed having my schoolmates there to see me shine. It was just always an amazing event to take part in.
The major challenges with an individual sport is that it can feel Lonely, but on the flipside there is a support team like coaches and physios to help you as an athlete. Finances are also a challenge in an individual sport along with publicity. That is why we started our company, Backtrack Sports, as way to help athletes out by giving them exposure. We wanted to fill that void.
“My favorite high school Memory is running at Pildidge Stadium.�
Question 6 What do you think is the biggest advantage in takingpart in an Individual sport? The beauty of an individual Sport is that you get to witness all the rewards that come from the effort and sacrifices you made, while preparing to compete. It literally feels like everything is in your hands. There’s no one to help you out on that track! It feels like in that moment You have the power to determine your destiny.
Question 7
Question 8
Which place do you consider as the best athletic training facility?
Where is the best stadium you’ve Ever competed in?
Personally I feel that Pildidge stadium in Pretoria is the best track n field facility in South Africa.
Locally, I still consider Pildidge as the best simply because of the legacy I built for myself there. Competing from primary until the senior ranks has meant a lot to me.
I’ve won so many medals on that track as a junior and as a senior athlete. It holds a dear place in my heart and will always be special to me.
Question 9 which country have you enjoyed the most while travelling for athletics? For me while traveling, I would say that the best place I’ve been to is Spain. I love Spain! Barcelona is an amazing city with good people and great food. It’s such an amazing vibe over there as the weather is also tropical and allows one to really enjoy the city. Competing and training wise, I would say Germany is up there. They have some great facilities. The summers over there make it an enjoyable experience.
“The best place I’ve been to, is Spain.” “ I love Spain.” “Barcelona is an amazing city with good people and great food.”
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Question 10 When did you realize that you were ready to compete internationally? I actually believed I was ready way before the opportunity came. For it to happen, I had To make it happen for myself. I didn’t have any sponsors backing me. I had to raise finances by saving money ansd getting help from people as well to finance my trips.
Question 11 What is your main goal for your athletics career? My goals are simple. The main one is to compete at the Olympic Games in Tokyo. Plain and simple.
Question 12 When you one day retire from athletics, what do you want your legacy to be? When I retire one day, I’d just Love to be remembered as someone who had a passion for this sport. As someone who gave to the sport while being active. I want to represent my country on the world stage and to do my country poud. I also want my legacy to be about developing and letting the young athletes shine so that they Come through the ranks.
I had to organize my own races to compete in and sort out the itenarary by myself.
“I actually believed I was ready way before the opportunity came.”
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Question 13 Will you ever give soccer Another go? (laughs) Probably not! I am just too involved with athletics and love what I bring to the sport.
Question 14 What’s your take on ASA being constantly crtiticized? No comment.
Question 15 Could you tell us about your business ventures away from the track? When it comes to business I’ve been really fortunate to work with so many amazing people. I’m a co-founder of EC Active. That’s where it all started as we wanted to develop athletes. We didn’t know how big it Would get and it just grew to us hosting events, clinics and academies. That led to the formation of Backtrack Sports where We film and create content based on track n field. Recently my brother and I With a third partner, created Shumani Fitness which produces workout equipment and apparel.
Question 16 What inspired you when creating your businesses? Question 17
I would say that all these businesses from a need. Things we didn’t have.
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For EC Active, we needed to have that in order to help the young kids. With Backtrack, we knew there wasn’t enough exposure for the track n field athletes so that’s why we came up with it. Shumani Fitness came as result of Lockdown. People weren’t able to go to gyms so we decided to create workout equipement which could be used used at home.
Where do you see your businesses in the next 5-10 years? We’re definitely aiming to be all over Africa and also establish a strong international network and presence. That’s the vision we have.
Question 18 Apart from the fitness space, do you have any other business interests?
Question 19 If you were mentoring a young athlete gifted in two or more sports, how would you advise them?
Yes definitely I do have other interests to pursue. I just think the ones I am involved with now need lots of work from me. But otherwise I believe that sky is the limit for me. I am a creative so I always believe that there is always room to create.
One thing I’d share with Them is that in life, once You make a decision, there Is always a counter offer. For me, I chose athletics over soccer because I received a scholarship which changed my life. So they should always go with the one that offers more of an opportunity for them to better themselves.
Question 20 Do you have any websites and social media pages that people can follow? Yes we do, online you can find us on www.backtrack.co.za social media name: Backtrack sports on Facebook,Instagram,Twitter EC Active: also available on Facebook and Instagram. Shumani Fitness: Facebook, Instagram, Website: www.shumanifitness.co.za Thanks for having me!
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Esports –looking ahead The impact of Covid-19 has sparked a rapid growth in the esports industry. With that being said, the Coronavirus has had a negative impact on the revenue from live event streaming. But when considering the positives, more males under 35 years of age were involved in gaming during the recent lockdown period.
Platforms such as twitch and Youtube became more popular for watched hours by gamers and aspiring gamers. Other pro sports federations have identified esports as major opportunity. FIBA- Federation International de Basket had its first esports tournament streamed on Youtube and Facebook watch.
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The tournament was a resounding Success. Other major sports have also identified esports as a viable revenue stream. F1 racing has confirmed an esports tournament coming soon. Watch this space! All in all, It’s exciting times for online gamers, video streaming platforms and advertisers. The future looks great for esports.
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Technology talk The future in streaming. Streaming, as a teachnological Quarantine provided people ample advancement, has been gaining time for binge watching by streaming unbelievable momentum over their favorite shows. Netflix, the years. This year though, 2020, Amazon Prime, Rakuten and other has seen an explosion within streaming platforms found major the streaming industry. success during this time. Their popularity has managed to soar ‘sky high’. Covid-19 has been the spark that all streaming platfrorms Though things are slowly getting back to have been waiting for. I am sure normal in terms of people moving one would even say ‘a gift from around, those streaming platforms the technology gods’. have planted their ‘flags’ and are here to stay.
Vide o stre a ming pla tforms Such as Zoom also benefited from the pandemic. So many events became virtual over night, no had to the chance to blink! It’s crazy times but we love it! Live streams, video streams and online content streaming have become our modern way of entertainment. Streaming has also become the future media as we know it. We have to accept, the future looks digital.
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