1950s

1950s 1980s Athletics news Copyright ©2018 Highlights Special focus 

Wembley Twilight Fun Run kept flame of athletics alive

June 9, 2020June 9, 2020 admin 2 Comments Abdullah Gangraker, Abdurahman Adams, Colin Clarke, Donovan Wright, Farwa Mentoor, Frank van der Horst, Freddie Williams, Graham Schaffers, Jantjie Marthinus, Johan Fourie, Johan Landsman, John September, Jowaine Parrott, Martin Saayman, Melody Marcus, Odessa Krause, Odessa Swarts, Owen Machelm, Shawn Abrahams, Wayde van Niekerk, Wilfred Daniels

BY CLEMENT DU PLESSIS NON-RACIAL sport had always been ridiculed for not being up to standard. But this was without

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South Africa’s race policy bankrupted athletics in spite of glowing messages

July 11, 2018July 12, 2018 admin 0 Comments

BY CLEMENT DU PLESSIS THE South African Senior and Junior Championships were held at the De Beers stadium, Griqualand West

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Leslie Titus, a potential world beater, attracts curious Boks to mile race

November 20, 2016February 7, 2020 admin 0 Comments Cecil Blows, Hennie Moses, John Webb, Kenny Roman, Leslie Titus, Sam de Wet, Willie Londt

By CLEMENT DU PLESSIS WOULD they have been world class? This is often the discussions in athletics circles about the

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How luck benefitted Sinton in coach MacKay

October 28, 2016November 17, 2019 admin 0 Comments Alex Abercrombie, Audrey Louw, Baron Kleinschmidt, Brian Louw, Cheryl Dixon, Dennis Mackay, Dick Mathee, Elize Morkel, Franklin Joshua, Gus Jacobs, Herman Gibbs, Ivan Masters, John Wippenaar, Khalid Desai, Laura Kleinschmidt, Lennie Witten, Lilian van der Schyff, Naomi Sylvester, Norman Stoffberg, Patricia Benn, Wesley Training College, WPSSSU

By CLEMENT DU PLESSIS THIS is the final chapter of a two-part series about former athletics coach, the 83-year-old Dennis

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Joshua and MacKay masterminded first inter-house athletics meeting

October 21, 2016November 20, 2017 admin 7 Comments Audrey Louw, Bernie Levendal, Colin Barendilla, Connie Hartley, Daniel MacKay, Franklin Joshua, Herman Abrahams, Herman Gibbs, Ivan Masters, Julian Lenders, Pat Esau, Philip Tobias, Richard Rive, Wesley Training College

By CLEMENT DU PLESSIS THE originators of the first inter-house schools’ athletics meeting affiliated to the Western Province Senior Schools

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Sam de Wet reigned supreme in the distance races

October 7, 2016October 7, 2016 admin 0 Comments De Villiers Lamprecht, Jacobus van der Berg, Leslie Titus, Peter Forbes, Peter Snell, Robin April, Sam de Wet, Wayde van Niekerk

EVEN after 50 years, the name Sam de Wet still makes many athletics followers sit up and take notice of

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Willie Londt’s impressive feats stand tall

September 3, 2016March 11, 2019 admin 1 Comment Aljy Winn, Georgie Capito, Gerald Marshall, Goolam Abed, John Webb, Katherine Diedericks, Kenny de Bruyn, Kenny Maggott., Leslie Titus, Louis Newman, Marilyn Welch, Norman Stoffberg, Peter Forbes, Rosie Oliphant, Rosie Schaffers, Sam de Wet, William Londt, William Pick, Winston Kloppers

BY CLEMENT DU PLESSIS THE sporting achievements of Basil D’Oliveira, Papwa Sewgolum, David Samaai, and others are often raised for

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SP’s champion miler John Webb revisits athletics in the 1950’s

July 29, 2016August 29, 2016 admin 4 Comments Alex Moses, Attie de Villiers, Attie Williams, Cecil Blows, Desmond de Monk, Donald Fuller, Eric Hector, Gerald Hendricks, Gerald Marshall, Harry Hendricks, John Webb, Johnny Jethro, Leslie Titus, RC Hepburn, Richard Jethro, Richard Rive, Rosie Oliphant, Sam de Wet, Sybil Smith

TRACK and Field Athletics, under the auspices of the South African Amateur Athletics Board (SAAAB), had been offering provincial colours

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Eddie May remembers Richard Rive – Part 3

May 7, 2016May 6, 2017 admin 0 Comments Alexander Sinton, Cecil Blows, Dennis Mackay, District Six, Eddie May, Franklin Joshua, Harry Hendricks, Richard Rive

THIS is the final chapter of a three-part series about former star athlete and sports coach, the 84-year-old Eddie May

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Eddie May remembers Richard Rive – Part 2

May 1, 2016February 3, 2020 admin 4 Comments District Six, Eddie May, JM Joshua, Norman Stoffberg, Peter Forbes, Richard Rive

This is the second chapter of a three-part series about former star athlete and sports coach, the 84-year-old Eddie May

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