Jordan sets a new record

Jordan du Plessis (9), from Rynfield Primary School, recently took three gold medals at the South African Primary School Athletics Championships, in Sasolburg.

Running against South Africa’s most talented athletes, he won both the 80m and the 100m sprint finals.

Jordan’s u-10 relay team also took a gold medal in the 4 x 100m relay, and broke the SA record by over second.

This Gauteng relay team contained another East Rand sprinter, Wessel van der Nest, from Laerskool Northmead.

Jordan has been competing in athletics for only three years and has had an excellent 2013 athletics season, so far.

He won the boys u-10 80m and 100m Gauteng Athletics Championships, breaking the Gauteng 100m record in a time of 13.10 seconds.