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1980s Athletics news Copyright ©2018 Highlights Special focus

Desmond Zibi’s 3 hours and 11 minutes ranks with the best in Two Oceans

April 16, 2019April 16, 2019 admin 0 Comments Desmond Zibi, SACOS

BY CLEMENT DU PLESSIS DESMOND Zibi of the SACOS-based Eastern Province Amateur Athletic Association was mostly a middle-distance runner in

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Wingyou and Jacobs emerge from the shadows

November 30, 2018March 14, 2019 admin 0 Comments Adrian Baron, Anita Witbooi, Charles Keeble, Derrick Hendricks, Elizabeth Meloyer, Emmannuel Springbok, Japhta Hendricks, Jeannetta Abrahams, Johannes Brandt, Jowaine Lategan, Melvin Hartog, Owen Machelm, Priscilla Windwaai, Rubin and Craig Steyn, Sheridon Adonis, Wilfred Daniels

WITH athletic stars like Wilfred Daniels, Johannes Brandt, Sheridon Adonis, Adrian Baron, Charles Keeble, Rubin and Craig Steyn, Derrick Hendricks,

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May Pinto lauds Shaun Henry for her achievements

September 28, 2018September 28, 2018 admin 0 Comments Amanda Forbay, Arthur Fraser, Benita Okkers, Bernard Adams, Bridget Ruiters, Carol Esau, Deon Porthen, Gawa Moyce, Gillian Kay, Glenda Patience, Graham Wicomb, Jonathan de Kock, May Pinto, Nathan de Kock, Peter Smith, Shaun Henry, Victor Snyders

BY CLEMENT DU PLESSIS Main picture, from left: May Pinto, Carol Esau, Gawa Moyce and Bridget Ruiters standing at the

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May Pinto’s young captaincy run at 16

September 20, 2018September 20, 2018 admin 0 Comments Amanda Forbay, Andre Alexander, Argyle Stanfliet, Avril de Waal, Bernard Adams, Carol Esau, Caval Marthinussen, Charles Isaacs, Colleen MacKay, Dianne Carelse, Freddie Williams, Gawa Moyce, George van der Burg, Gillian Kay, Helena Marais, Ian February, Ingrid Arendse, Isaac Arendse, Ivan Nefdt, Jennifer Martin, Leon Pietersen, Mark Bowers, May Pinto, Michael Chitter, Patrick Meyer, Quinton Arendse, Sandra May, Shaun Henry, Steven Ganger, Taurique Achmat, Theodore Williams, Wilton Pick, Zaida Bardien

BY CLEMENT DU PLESSIS MAIN PICTURE: May Pinto, Bernard Adams, Leon Pietersen and Reneé Symonds THESE days there are sports leaders’

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Kloppers delivered some of the best Sacos athletes in trying circumstances

August 30, 2018August 30, 2018 admin 1 Comment Francois Cleophas, Henry Davids, Herman Gibbs, Joe Ebrahim, Leonard Patensie, Lincoln Bernardo, Oswald George, Phaldie Kalam, Sedick Kalam, Stafford Wilton, Stanley Holt, Stuart Sassman, Terrence Smith

BY CLEMENT DU PLESSIS This is the second chapter of a two-part series about sportsman, coach and academic Winston Kloppers

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Saayman travelled the long road to success

August 9, 2018August 10, 2018 admin 0 Comments Booi Visser, David Scheepers, David Snyders, Desmond Zibi, Donovan Wright, Farwa Mentoor, Graham Wicomb, Henry de Grass, Jacobus Botha, John September, Johnny Braaf, Joseph Gysman, Jowaine Lategan, Keith Court, Martin Saayman, Melody Marcus, Moos Hartnick, O'Neil Simpson, Owen Machelm, Patty Francis, Ralph Wyngaardt, Ronald Williams, Rubin Steyn, Tobias Philander

BY CLEMENT DU PLESSIS This is the second chapter of a two-part series about former star athlete Martin Saayman (Read

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Martin Saayman – champion athlete, coach and mentor

August 2, 2018August 3, 2018 admin 0 Comments Booi Visser, Brian Sass, Christo Petersen, Graham Wicomb, Owen Machelm, Patty Francis

BY CLEMENT DU PLESSIS This is the first chapter of a two-part series about former versatile champion athlete Martin

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Mondale’s Walter Fourie treated Athlone stadium to a fine exhibition of sprinting

July 9, 2018July 9, 2018 admin 0 Comments Walter Fourie

CLEMENT DU PLESSIS WALTER Fourie of Mondale High School was a brilliant sprint champion at Western Province Senior Schools

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Street mile runs out of favour in South Africa

June 13, 2018June 13, 2018 admin 1 Comment Anita Witbooi, Brian Jonas, Cecil Witbooi, Colin Francke, Constance Stuurman, David Snyders, Donovan Wright, Ebenezer Felix, Edwin Roems, Emeraan Ishmail, Freddie Damon, Freddie Williams, Gadija Dawood, Harold Adams, Hendrik Klaase, Hennie Moses, Hermanus Williams, Isaac Opperman, Jantjie Marthinus, Jerome de Mornay, John September, Jowaine Lategan, Jurie Swartz, Keith Meyer, Lee Arends, Mark Frank, Martin Saayman, Michael Toll, Moos Hartnick, Mzoli Ngcawuzele, O'Neil Simpson, Priscila Windwaai., Ronald Williams, Sammy Claasen, Sharon Klein, Stephen Cloete, Tessa Hefele, Theo Desmore, Tobias Philander, Valda Booysen

THE Sacos-affiliated Western Province Amateur Athletic Union (WPAAU) provided the different forms of athletics to the disenfranchised in the Western

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Selwyn Steyn made his mark as a top sportsman and coach

May 17, 2018May 17, 2018 admin 0 Comments Amiena Dollie, Audrey Louw, George Willenberg, Joe Alexander, Selwyn Steyn, Shaun Vester

BY CLEMENT DU PLESSIS This is the final chapter of a two-part series about former Belgravia High School athletics and

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