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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

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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,

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

Speed sensation Odessa Krause lit up the track

June 2, 2017August 9, 2017 admin 0 Comments Amiena Dollie, Charles Sprinkle, Clement du Plessis, Cliffie Booysen, Graham February, Graham Schaffers, Ingrid Arendse, Jerome Sprinkle, Julian Williams, Lavender October, Leon Rossouw, Maureen van der Ross, Mondale High School, Nazeem Smith, Ned Doman Secondary School, Odessa Krause, Pierre Abrahams, Qanita Nazier, Sandra Petersen, Scottsville High School, Shamiela Jordan, Shaun Vester, Spartans Amateur Athletics Club, Susan Newman, Teano Patience, Willie Davids

BY CLEMENT DU PLESSIS “I’VE never seen anything like that before. An athlete with so much natural speed, aggression, pluck

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Former athlete honours coach Willie Davids

September 30, 2016October 2, 2017 admin 0 Comments 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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Perseverance pays off for speedster Kevin Africa

May 22, 2016April 12, 2017 admin 0 Comments Allan O'Ryan, Clement du Plessis, Dianne Carelse, Emeraan Ishmail, Franklin Jacobs, George van der Burg, Henry du Plessis, Herman Abrahams, Kevin Africa, Leon Pietersen, Lorna Daniels, Nazeem Smith, Robin April, Shaheeda Majiet, Sharon Price, Sharon Reynolds, Shaun Henry, Suezette Arendse, Troy Moses, Willie Davids

A MAN of few words, Kevin Africa just got on with it on the track. He has the distinction of

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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

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Ian Rutgers wins SA 200m title on comeback trail

December 13, 2015August 29, 2016 admin 2 Comments Allan O'Ryan, Andy Rutgers, Bernard Adams, Christopher Johnson, Clement du Plessis, Craig Steyn, Edmund Lewis, Gareth McLean, Ian Rutgers, Jeremy van Wyk, Keith Cyster, Kenny Roman, Lesley Burgess, Nazeem Smith, Naziem Moos, Russell Lykert, Shaun Vester, Terrence Smith

IAN RUTGERS of Bishop Lavis High School was a sprinter and long jumper of many years – with a comeback

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Havilyne Elders runs like the wind

September 9, 2015March 12, 2018 admin 6 Comments Andre Alexander, Caval Marthinussen, Clement du Plessis, Craig Steyn, Francois Cleophas, Havilyne Elders, Kevin Afrika, Naziem Moos, Samuel Wilkens, Shaun Henry, Shaun Vester, Terrence Smith, Toni Burrows

SAMUEL Wilkens of Bishop Lavis High and Havilyne Elders of Bellville South High were part of a dynamic pair of

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Bernard Adams has run his last race

September 7, 2015August 30, 2016 admin 1 Comment Bernard Adams, Clement du Plessis, Godfrey Fitz, Lionel Gideon, Nathan Sassman, Nazeem Smith, Naziem Moos, Wilfred Daniels

TO WRITE about one of your friends who has died is horrendous. Just last week, the national coach and former

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Jantjie proves his class in the 800m

August 13, 2015August 30, 2016 admin 0 Comments Clement du Plessis, Jantjie Marthinus, Nazeem Smith

JANTJIE Marthinus was also the two times SA 800m champion by the time “sports unity” arrived in 1992. This is

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