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Hendrik de Villiers pledges support to Right To Play

South African triathlete, Hendrik de Villiers, has today 13th September pledged his support to the charity Right To Play by becoming an athlete ambassador.

The winner of London Tri 2006, who will compete this weekend in the World Cup series in Beijing, has joined forces with Right To Play as they strive to help build life skills and improve health among children in disadvantaged areas around the world.

Right To Play is a charity that uses specially designed sport and play programmes to improve health, build life skills, and foster peace for children and communities affected by war, poverty and disease.  Working in both the humanitarian and development contexts, Right To Play has projects operating in more than 20 countries in Africa, Asia and the Middle East.

Chris Robinson, National Director of Right To Play said: ‘We are very pleased that Hendrik has joined us as an athlete ambassador, we wish him all the best in the World Cup series and in his preparation for the Olympics next year.’ 

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