Reiger Park young middle-distance sensation Adriano Jooste continued his impressive form after a dominant victory at the fourth CGA cross-country league meeting at Marivate Park in Daveyton on June 20. He went hard from the gun to cover the 2km of the course in a season’s best 07:41, beating Warriors of the West’s Simphiwe Magudelela by seven seconds. Raylan Olivier of Springs Striders completed the podium 12 seconds later after crossing the line in 07:53. This was the Boxer AC athlete’s second consecutive victory following his win in the third league meeting in Dobsonville on June 6 in a time of 08:05.
Lebohang Pita is journalist for the Benoni City Times. He covers sports and general news for the newspaper. He also writes a bi-weekly column called The Corner Flag, which covers a range of sports-related topics.