Matshidiso wins gold
Matshidiso Makgato from Secunda recently won a gold medal in the 80m race for girls U/11 at the Sub-Youth Inter Provincial Track and Field Championships, held in the Kenneth McArthur Athletics Stadium in Potchefstroom, recently. She also achieved bronze in the long jump and a fourth place in the 100m. Matshidiso is only 11-years-old. In …
Matshidiso Makgato from Secunda recently won a gold medal in the 80m race for girls U/11 at the Sub-Youth Inter Provincial Track and Field Championships, held in the Kenneth McArthur Athletics Stadium in Potchefstroom, recently.
She also achieved bronze in the long jump and a fourth place in the 100m.
Matshidiso is only 11-years-old. In 2017, when she was 10, she won the school championships with a first place in the long jump.
She is part of the Speedsters training group, where Ms Janine Faulha coaches her.
The assistant coach is Mr Francois Esterhuizen. The Sub-Youth Inter Provincial Track and Field Championships is meant for the country’s top young athletes between the ages of U/7 to U/15.
Athletics Central North West will host this prestigious athletic event that can be seen as an unofficial SA Championships for the athletes in this specific age category.
