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1980s Athletics news Copyright ©2018 Highlights Special focus

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

1980s 1990 - Present Day Copyright ©2018 Highlights

Parrott makes a case for Sacos coaches

August 3, 2017September 14, 2017 admin 7 Comments Allan O'Ryan, Allan Suban, Anwar Mentoor, Cedric van Wyk, Chris Visagie, Desiree Williams, Desmond Zibi, Donovan Wright, Ebenezer Felix, Emeraan Ishmail, Francine Skippers, Francois Maclons, Gavin Lendis, Geoff Damon, Havilyn Elders, Hendrik Klaase, Henry de Grass, Herman Abrahams, Ian Rutgers, Jantjie Marthinus, Jeannetta Abrahams, Johan Landsman, John Cupido, John September, Keith Court, Kevin Kiewitz, Lenie September, Lizette Nagan, Melody Marcus, Nico Vermeulen, Norman Roman and Allan Zinn, O'Neil Simpson, Priscilla Windwaai, Rashardt Williams, Reggie Dreyer, Robin April, Roger Adams, Roland Bastiaan, Roslyn Meyer, Sharon Klein, Suezette Arendse, Tessa Hefele, Theresa Swartz, Vijay Balram, Wilfie Daniels, William Legolie, Willie Davids, Winston Kloppers

BY ALLAN PARROTT THE article in which Johan Landsman imagined how Tessa Hefele and Suezette Arendse would have improved

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

Cash-strapped Toll in race to Masters

March 3, 2017March 23, 2017 admin 0 Comments Aubrey Jaftha, Bernard Adams, Derick Fredericks, Desmond Zibi, Donovan Wright, Ebenezer Felix, Edwin Roems, Emeraan Ishmail, Freddie Damon, George Montanus, Harold Adams, Hermanus Williams, Jantjie Marthinus, Kathy Davids, Keith Mayer, Mark Frank, Mark Jacobs, Michael Toll, Shaheeda Majiet, Shawn Abrahams, Tobias Philander, Willie Davids

FORMER senior schools’ and senior men’s 800m champion Michael Toll could hardly believe it when in the new era

Athletics news Copyright ©2018

Former athlete honours coach Willie Davids

September 30, 2016October 2, 2017 admin 2 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,

Athletics news Copyright ©2018

Political arrest shackles Emeraan Ishmail’s athletics career

September 23, 2016March 4, 2017 admin 0 Comments Dianne Carelse, Emeraan Ishmail, Henry du Plessis, Kevin Africa, Leon Pietersen, Mark Jacobs, Rodney Regter, Shaheeda Majiet

BY CLEMENT DU PLESSIS WITH many school athletes’ lives revolving around their subjugation because of the politics of the day,

1990 - Present Day Athletics news Copyright ©2018

Former schools’ champion weighs in on talent identification debate

August 26, 2016March 13, 2017 admin 0 Comments Emeraan Ishmail

OPINION By Emeraan Ishmail SINCE the mid-1990’s South African athletics as a whole has been on a downward spiral –

1980s Athletics news Copyright ©2018

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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