Christy Davids

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The day Patrick Dowman cleared a record two metres

June 8, 2017June 10, 2017 admin 2 Comments Andrew Ferguson, charles cavernelis, Christy Davids, Dick Fosbury, Edmund Lewis, Garret Watts, Ismail Collier, Johan Muller, Mark Bowers, Norma Joseph, Patrick Dowman, Paul Adams, Sharon Alexander, Wilfred Daniels

BY CLEMENT DU PLESSIS  EVER heard of the Fosbury Flop? No, it’s not a guy from Fosbury who failed hopelessly!

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Former athlete honours coach Willie Davids

September 30, 2016October 2, 2017 admin 1 Comment Christy Davids, Clement du Plessis, Dianne Carelse, Emeraan Ishmail, Henry du Plessis, Herman Abrahams, Kevin Africa, Khalid Desai, Leon Pietersen, Robin April, Shaheeda Majiet, Wilfred Daniels, Willie Davids

          By Emeraan Ishmail  DURING the “golden years” of non-racial sport during Apartheid in the 1980’s,

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Coach Cameron brought out the best in his athletes

September 16, 2016October 2, 2016 admin 0 Comments Arthur Lydiard, Christy Davids, Gavin Benjamin, George Montanus, Jackie Swanepoel, Malcolm Neuman, Norman Joseph, Peter Snell, Robin April, Sydney Sauls, Willie Davids, Wilson Claasen

THEY do the all the hard work, preparing their athletes at no costs, they double-up as officials and sometimes as

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SASSSA sprint champion Benjamin steps up and wins SA senior men’s 800m title

July 22, 2016December 5, 2018 admin 0 Comments Andy James, Basil Cameron, Christy Davids, Edmund Lewsi, Gavin Benjamin, Harold Davidse, Henry Davids, Ismail Collier, Marcello Fiasconaro, Norman Joseph, Roger Bannister, Sharon Alexander, Wilfred Daniels, Willie Davids, Winston Kloppers

BY CLEMENT DU PLESSIS HE was the schoolboy South African under 19 sprint champion in 1968 and the South African

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Norman Joseph wins by a whisker

December 1, 2015August 29, 2016 admin 0 Comments Allan O'Ryan, Andy James, Christy Davids, Edmund Lewis, Ian Rutgers, Mohammed Paleker, Sharon Alexander, Sharon Hanslo, Wilfred Daniels

NORMAN Joseph, a lieutenant colonel with the South African Police Services and former crime reporter on a Cape Town newspaper,

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Cloete comes good at champ of champs

August 31, 2015August 6, 2017 admin 0 Comments Aldridge Groener, Alex Moses, Andre Alexander, Charles Sprinkle, Christy Davids, Dianne Carelse, Garth Heldsinger, George van der Burg, Greg Sampson, Henry du Plessis, Jerome Sprinkle, Kevin Afrika, Leon Pietersen, Mark Frank, Michael Toll, Mohammed Paleker, Nariman Rylands, Odessa Krause, Pierre Abrahams, Sharon Siljeur, Stephen Cloete

  BY CLEMENT DU PLESSIS THE Stephen Cloete story is one of sheer and utter determination to reach the top.

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Ace track man Davids is back

August 7, 2015August 30, 2016 admin 2 Comments Christy Davids

FORMER South African ace athlete Christy Davids slipped quietly into Cape Town this week for a two-month holiday before returning

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