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Thank you for the wonderful memories, says Gareth Mclean

July 18, 2019July 18, 2019 admin 1 Comment Abraham Charles, Allan O'Ryan, Andy James, Cecil Blows, Eddie May, Gareth McLean, George Montanus, Henry Charles, Herman Gibbs, Ismail Collier, Jock Munduray, Percy Chetty, Sharon Alexander, Vernon Balie, Wilfred Daniels, Yusuf Motala

BY CLEMENT DU PLESSIS This is the last chapter of a four-part series about the former schoolboy and senior men’s

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Mclean meets the legend

July 17, 2019July 18, 2019 admin 0 Comments Allan O'Ryan, Andy James, Eddie May, Gareth McLean, George Montanus, Herman Gibbs, Ismail Collier, Jumat Idas, Mohammed Paleker, Vernon Balie

BY CLEMENT DU PLESSIS This is the third chapter of a four-part series about Gareth Mclean (Read part two here).

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EP’s Mclean challenged the Cape’s best

July 15, 2019July 18, 2019 admin 1 Comment Aladdin Mclean, Allan O'Ryan, Andy James, Gareth McLean, George Montanus, Henry Davids, Herman Gibbs, Ismail, Jackie Swanepoel, John Wippenaar, Kenny Roman, Mohammed Hanief Paleker, Mohammed Paleker, Peter Ngobeni, Robin McLean, Vernon Balie, Wessel Oosthuizen

BY CLEMENT DU PLESSIS This is the first chapter of a four-part series about the former Eastern Province champion sprinter

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Abercrombie raked in the accolades on and off the track

January 11, 2019January 11, 2019 admin 0 Comments Alex Abercrombie, Fred Eagles, George Montanus, Gladstone Foster, Ivan Masters, Kenny Roman, Percy Sonn, Robin April, Rupert Williams

BY CLEMENT DU PLESSIS THIS is the final chapter of a two-part series about former star athlete, footballer and lawyer

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How church athletic meetings inspired champion sprinter Andrew James

April 20, 2018April 21, 2018 admin 1 Comment Abraham Charles, Allan O'Ryan, Andy James, Basil Kannemeyer, Edmund Lewis, Freddie Britten, Gareth McLean, Gavin Benjamin, George Montanus, Henry Charles, Henry Davids, Herman Gibbs, Ismail Collier, Jackie Swanepoel, Joe Warries, Kelly Holmes, Lawrence Jacobs, Mohammed Paleker, Peter Hartogh, Sedick Kalam, Vernon Balie, Wilfred Daniels

BY CLEMENT DU PLESSIS THIS is part one of the Andrew James story in a two-part series. (Featured photograph: Dame

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Vernon Balie races to a WP sprint double

October 26, 2017October 26, 2017 admin 0 Comments Andy James, Basil Kannemeyer, Gareth McLean, George Montanus, Ismail Collier, Mohammed Paleker, Terrence Smith, Vernon Balie, Wayde van Niekerk

BY CLEMENT DU PLESSIS THIS is the final chapter of a two-part series about ace sprinter Vernon Balie, centre, the

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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

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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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