Steenkamp wins 100m-hurdles in France
Rikenette Steenkamp was the star among several local athletes who participated the past week in France at a European athletics meeting.
The South African 100m-hurdles champion, Rikenette Steenkamp, had a good start to her international campaign the past week when she sprinted to victory at the Herrouville Saint-Clair Meeting in France.
The Tuks-athlete was very consistent winning both her heat and final in a time of 13.13s. The windy conditions made things difficult for the athletes. Karolina Koleczek (Poland) was second in 13.28s and Britain’s Yasmin Miller third in 13.44s.
Hassan Taftian (Iran) won the 100m in 10.25s. Anaso Jobodwana was second in 10.28s, Thando Roto (Tuks) third in 10.29s and Emile Erasmus (Tuks) fourth in 10.37s.
It was not a good night for Roto. He stumbled getting out of the blocks and then had to work hard to catch up.
“I expected to run better. Unfortunately I made some mistakes in the heats and the final. That costed me big time but I guess it is all part of a learning curve so onwards and upwards.
Hopefully I will execute my race better the next time I compete,” said a disappointed Roto afterwards.
Jobodwana raced to victory in his 200m race clocking 20.94s. The TuksSport High School matriculant, Clarence Munyai, finished second in the same race in a time of 20.98s.
* LJ van Zyl who was hampered by severe sinus problems before the event finished 7th in the 400m-hurdles. His time was 49.89s.
The Tuks-athlete admitted afterwards that it was not one of his best races but took comfort from the fact that it was the 150th time of his career that he had managed to dip under 50s. He will be competing on Sunday at the Diamond League Meeting in Stockholm again.
* Cornel Fredericks was second in the 400m-hurdles in Huelva, Spain. His time was 49.93s.
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