{"id":6257,"date":"2026-06-04T12:13:25","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T10:13:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?p=184925"},"modified":"2026-06-04T12:13:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T10:13:25","slug":"support-bloubergs-own-national-squad-kickboxing-twins-on-their-road-to-italy-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/mail\/support-bloubergs-own-national-squad-kickboxing-twins-on-their-road-to-italy-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Support Blouberg\u2019s Own National Squad Kickboxing Twins on Their Road to Italy 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/a-scaled.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>Local Twins Andrew and Matthew Naud\u00e9 are learners at Sunningdale Primary School, who have been selected for the South African National Kickboxing Squad and will represent South Africa at the WAKO World Championships in Italy in September 2026. Follow or see their journey on instagram:<\/p>\n<p>The Challenge: A Self-Funded Journey (\u201cEvery rand gets them there\u201d) \u2013 no government support<\/p>\n<p>Competing against the best from over 60 nations is a prestigious honour, but it is also a self-funded one. To ensure both brothers can represent the Green and Gold on the world stage, we are raising R 87 500 per athlete (R 175 000 total). This will go towards flights, visas, transfers, accommodation, official SA kit,competition gear and entry fees. First deposits to SAKA (SA Kickboxing Association) are due in June and July.<\/p>\n<p>Please consider being part of their journey with any sponsorship or assistance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Two ways to support (\u201cno donation too small\u201d):<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Donate directly to their backabuddy campaign \u2013 https:\/\/www.backabuddy.co.za\/campaign\/twin-warriors-rising \u2013 (Blue tick status \u2013 funds go directly to the beneficiaries like SAKA)<\/li>\n<li>Sponsorship or donation directly to our NPC (2017\/300140\/08) partner, \u201cMelkies Who Care\u201d (FNB, Acc 63117022242, Branch 201209, REF Naude twins) \u2013 simply click the link to claim 18 A tax certificate: Melkies Who Care NPC \u2013 Sec 18(1)A<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>The Partnership: Why Support the Naud\u00e9 Twins?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sponsoring Andrew and Matthew offers a compelling narrative of youth excellence and national pride. In exchange for your support, we offer:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Support local athletes and causes: \u201cLocal is lekker\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Brand Visibility: Logo placement on training gear and consistent tags and logo across their social media journey and any other fundraiser material.<\/li>\n<li>Sponsor appreciation posts, local newspaper exposure, mentions in videos. Proud sponsor graphics.<\/li>\n<li>Extended exposure: Partner with the twins for another year or two with branding and exposure at local competitions and events as well at national competitions.<\/li>\n<li>Corporate Citizenship: A direct, measurable investment in South African youth development for CSI reporting.<\/li>\n<li>Global Reach: Association with a world-class event featuring thousands of international participants and global viewership.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We appeal to your support, no matter how small \u2013 every rand gets them there.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/contact\/featured\/\">CLICK HERE to submit your press release to MyPR.co.za<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Author<\/strong>: Jannie Naude<\/p>\n<p><strong><\/p>\n<h3>Track Your Press Release HERE:<\/h3>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"mypr-visibility-box\" readability=\"4.2608695652174\">\n<h4>Check Online Visibility<\/h4>\n<p>Verify where this release is currently indexed:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-pagination pagination\">Pages: <span class=\"post-page-numbers current\" aria-current=\"page\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Page <\/span>1<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/support-bloubergs-own-national-squad-kickboxing-twins-on-their-road-to-italy-2026\/2\/\" class=\"post-page-numbers\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Page <\/span>2<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/support-bloubergs-own-national-squad-kickboxing-twins-on-their-road-to-italy-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\">CLICK HERE to Read the Original Press Release on MyPR<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Local Twins Andrew and Matthew Naud\u00e9 are learners at Sunningdale Primary School, who have been selected for the South African National Kickboxing Squad and will represent South Africa at the WAKO World Championships in Italy in September 2026. Follow or see their journey on instagram: The Challenge: A Self-Funded Journey (\u201cEvery rand gets them there\u201d) &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","autoblue_enabled":true,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[{"did":"did:plc:revymtt5qssww7e7avbruzic","date":"2026-06-04T10:55:27+00:00","uri":"at:\/\/did:plc:revymtt5qssww7e7avbruzic\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mnhhkwmaak25","response":"{\"uri\":\"at:\/\/did:plc:revymtt5qssww7e7avbruzic\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mnhhkwmaak25\",\"cid\":\"bafyreigihnfcta5h7at5webygxichpldoa3b6vwn6rgxtyrxirfnqoqqda\",\"commit\":{\"cid\":\"bafyreibspdqblrx4ioopfaf4xcxx45fzxqcsiscigbjdiarywtjx7ffote\",\"rev\":\"3mnhhkwmi2k25\"},\"validationStatus\":\"valid\"}"}],"autoblue_post_url":"","autoblue_publish_document":false,"republication-tracker-tool-hide-widget":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[29],"class_list":["type-post","category-news","tag-mypr-africa","entry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/mail\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6257","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/mail\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/mail\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/mail\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/mail\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6257"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/mail\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6257\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/mail\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6257"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/mail\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6257"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/mail\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6257"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}