Athletes get ready for provincial champs

Local athletes heated up the road to the provincial champs when they pulled out all the stops at the last CGA open track and field meeting at the Germiston Stadium on February 22.

The provincials will take place at the University of Johannesburg (UJ) Stadium on March 14 and 15.

The athletes who perform well at the event and have run the required league meeting, including the championships, will represent the CGA at the ASA age group and multi-event champs in Cape Town from March 27 to 30.

While hurdler Sabelo Dhlamini stole the spotlight when he stopped the clock at 48.74 in the senior men’s 400m hurdles, posting a world lead in the event, local athletes showed their class in their respective events to show their readiness for the provincials.

Women

Bronwyn Nel of the Benoni Harriers Running Club (BHRC) won the U20 women’s 800m, finishing the double-lapper in 02:24.25. The 19-year-old also finished first in the 3 000m in her category, running the seven-and-a-half lap race in 10:54.57.

Nel’s teammate, Samantha Reyneke, was fourth in the U20 800m in 02:44.87, while Kaitlyn Mackay clocked 02:37.09 for eighth in the U18 800m after finishing sixth in her heat.

Sarah Kiet of the Benoni Northerns Athletic Club (BNAC) finished second in the senior women’s 800m, clocking an improved 02:22.84, betting her 02:27.61 from the previous meeting.

Pamela-Jo Mostert finished her U16 200m heat third in 27.36 but was ninth on the overall standings.

Boys

Northerns sprinter Logan Oosthuizen won his heat in the U16 200m but ended third on the overall standings after clocking 23.26. His teammate Mheho Mhlongo won the U16 1500m steeplechase in 05:10.20 and was eighth in the 800m.

Kgalalelo Shuping clocked 04:36.13 in the 1500m, and Siyanda Madlabane finished sixth in 04:40.49, while Samukelo Msibi was ninth in 04:50.09.

Ivan Burger of the Harriers was third in the U16 shot put after launching his implement to 10.82m.

The CGA Track and Field chairperson, Maggie Dicks, said they are looking forward to the provincials.

“It is all systems go for the provincial championships at the UJ Athletics Stadium. The commission is finalising an exciting championships programme, which it will communicate in the next few days,” said Dicks.

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