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1980s Athletics news Copyright ©2018 Highlights Special focus

Versatile Davids raised the sporting bar

April 10, 2020March 24, 2021 admin 1 Comment Andrew September, Armien Jabaar, Clive Rice, Faiek Davids, Faizel Davids, Mohammad Azharuddin., Nazeem Smith, Saait Magiet, Thaabiet Abrahams, Thomas Joemat, Wayne MacKay

BY CLEMENT DU PLESSIS STATISTICS can tell the whole story, certainly in the case of Faiek Davids. Rugby – Hewat

1990 - Present Day Athletics news Copyright ©2018 Highlights Special focus

Hewat shut down after 55 years

October 15, 2018October 17, 2018 admin 2 Comments Abdullah Abdurahman, Andrew September, Benjamin hewat, Clement du Plessis, Johnny Braaf, Nazeem Smith, Naziem Moos, Rowland Palm

THE colour photograph depicts the Hewat senior men’s 4x100m, 4x400m and medley relay team who participated at an athletics meeting

Athletics news Copyright ©2018 Highlights Special focus

Closure of Hewat Training College a shame

March 25, 2018March 25, 2018 admin 0 Comments Abou Desai, Allan O'Ryan (sprints), Andrew September, Andy Daniels, Andy James (sprints), Audrey Louw (sprints), Augustine Morkel (Okkie Morkel - shot put and discus), Bernard Adams, Clement du Plessis, Daniel Borman (javelin), Dawn Gossman (sprints) Keith Cyster (sprints), Duncan Crowie (800m), even briefly, Gareth Mclean (sprints), Gus Jacobs, Herman Gibbs (sprints), Ian Rutgers (sprints), Jeremy van Wyk (sprints), Joemat Edas, John Alexander (javelin), John Hendricks (middle distance), Johnny Braaf (middle distance), Kenny Roman (sprints)., Louis Roelf, Lynne Oliver (sprints), Moira Terhoeven (sprints), Nazeem Smith, Naziem Moos, Nico Mettler (sprints), Norman Stoffberg, Raymond Julius (sprints), Richard Rive, Robin April (middle distance), Ronald Campher (400m), Ronel Juries (200m and 800m), Russell Lykert (sprints), Suezette Arendse (sprints), Theresa Oliver (high jump), Trevor de Bruyn (all three jump events) and, Vernon Balie (sprints), Willie Londt

HEWAT Training College (HTC) in Crawford, Cape Town, over the years, has produced many top-class athletes as far back as

1990 - Present Day Athletics news Copyright ©2018 Highlights Special focus

Inaugural conference probes decolonisation of sport in South Africa

September 17, 2017September 18, 2017 admin 0 Comments Albert Grundlingh, Andre Alexander, Andre Odendaal, Andrew September, Cameron Donkin, Cathy Salter-Jansen, Charles Beukes, Clement du Plessis, Dewald Steyn, Farieda Khan, Francois Cleophas, Gustav Venter, Heinrich Grobbelaar, Hendrik Snyders, Karel Julius, Lloyd Hill, Najwa Hendrickse, Nuraan Davids, Omar Esau, Robin April, Roderick Willis, Shaun Verster, Sigi Howes, Tarminder Kaur, Terence Smith, Wilbur Kraak, William Pick, Wouter De Wet

BY CLEMENT DU PLESSIS SENIOR ACADEMICS and former athletics stars gathered at a two-day South African Sport Historical Studies Conference,

1980s Athletics news Copyright ©2018

Life comes full circle in athletics for Gawa Moyce

May 15, 2016August 29, 2016 admin 1 Comment Andrew September, Bernard Adams, Calvin de Kock, Cedric van Wyk, Clement du Plessis, Edward Mulder, Gawa Moyce, Jantjie Marthinus, Keith Meyer, Melony Hitzeroth, Michelle Manuel, Mildred Olivier, Nazeem Smith, Naziem Moos, Neil Carelse, Suezette Arendse

PICKING up the shot for the first time at high school, Gawa Moyce went on to become a household name

1980s 1990 - Present Day Athletics news Copyright ©2018 Highlights Special focus

Flamboyant Schaffers had the world at his feet

December 9, 2015February 18, 2018 admin 0 Comments Alvino Isaacs, Andrew September, Clyde van Graan, Daniel Orange, Graham February, Graham Schaffers, Julian Williams, Rowan Spies

BY CLEMENT DU PLESSIS “I WANT to do this.” This was all an eight-year-old schoolboy told his Physical Education Teacher

1980s Athletics news Copyright ©2018

Bowers gets his way and the record

August 12, 2015September 16, 2019 admin 0 Comments Andrew September, Claudine Fisher, Daniel Orange, Jennifer Martin, Mark Bowers, Nadeem Abrahams, Nariman Rylands, Rowan Spies, Tania Brown, Trevor de Bruyn

OVER the years, there have been a few high jumpers who had the crowd in awe of their achievements –

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