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Abercrombie’s long and stellar athletics career was spurred on by a dash at age 6

January 2, 2019January 2, 2019 admin 1 Comment Alex Abercrombie, Allan O'Ryan, Colin Barendilla, George van der Ross, Gladstone Foster, Henry Davids, Herman Gibbs, Ismail Collier, Ivan Masters, Jackie Swanepoel, John Wippenaar, Kenny Roman, Lawrence Jacobs

BY CLEMENT DU PLESSIS This is the first chapter of a two-part series about the versatile South African champion athlete

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1960s Athletics news Copyright ©2018 Highlights Special focus

Sprint champions relive glory days

December 29, 2018January 16, 2019 admin 3 Comments Alex Abercrombie, Herman Gibbs, Ivan Masters, Patrick Steenkamp

BY CLEMENT DU PLESSIS THE year 1968 brought together three of the finest sprinters in South African athletics in Ivan

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1960s 1970s 1980s Athletics news Copyright ©2018 Highlights Special focus

Kloppers delivered some of the best Sacos athletes in trying circumstances

August 30, 2018August 30, 2018 admin 1 Comment Francois Cleophas, Henry Davids, Herman Gibbs, Joe Ebrahim, Leonard Patensie, Lincoln Bernardo, Oswald George, Phaldie Kalam, Sedick Kalam, Stafford Wilton, Stanley Holt, Stuart Sassman, Terrence Smith

BY CLEMENT DU PLESSIS This is the second chapter of a two-part series about sportsman, coach and academic Winston Kloppers

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1970s Athletics news Copyright ©2018 Highlights Special focus

Winston Kloppers, District Six, and the speed merchants

August 23, 2018August 24, 2018 admin 1 Comment Anthony Dick, Chris Botes, Denise Oliphant, George van der Ross, Henry Davids, Herman Gibbs, John Wippenaar, Lynne Eagles, Moira Terhoeven, Regina Bastiaan, Terrence Smith, Winston Kloppers

BY CLEMENT DU PLESSIS This is the first chapter of a two-part series about former athletics coach, academic and author Winston

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1970s 1990 - Present Day Athletics news Copyright ©2018 Highlights Special focus

EP star Brian Jeggels dies aged 63

August 11, 2018August 17, 2018 admin 3 Comments Brian Jeggles, Bubs Lorgat, Gareth McLean, Henry de Grass, Herman Gibbs, Johannes Brandt, Lynne Eagles, Moira Terhoeven, Nico Vermeulen, Peter Brockman, Terrence Smith, Wilfred Daniels

BY CLEMENT DU PLESSIS EASTERN Province and the greater South African Amateur Athletic Board (SAAAB) fraternity mourn the loss of

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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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Hewat’s ace sprinter Vernon Balie bides his time to perfection

October 19, 2017October 20, 2017 admin 0 Comments Allan O'Ryan, Andy James, Armin Harry, Bob Hayes, Edmund Lewis, Herman Gibbs, Jean-Louis Ravelomanantsoa, Jim Hines, Mohammed Paleker, Terrence Smith, Valery Borzov, Vernon Balie

BY CLEMENT DU PLESSIS This is the first chapter of a two-part series about sprint sensation Vernon Balie of Hewat

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Pure lightning – no engineering on express Terrence Smith

March 24, 2017July 25, 2017 admin 2 Comments Andrew October, Herman Gibbs, Ismail Collier, Jim Hines, John Wippenaar, Kenny Roman, Paul Nash, Terrence Smith, Tommie Smith, Valeri Borzov

SPRINTERS, the scientists say, are born not made. One such sprinter, who drew applause from packed stadiums whenever he donned

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How luck benefitted Sinton in coach MacKay

October 28, 2016February 3, 2017 admin 0 Comments Alex Abercrombie, Audrey Louw, Baron Kleinschmidt, Brian Louw, Cheryl Dixon, Dennis Mackay, Dick Mathee, Elize Morkel, Franklin Joshua, Gus Jacobs, Herman Gibbs, Ivan Masters, John Wippenaar, Khalid Desai, Laura Kleinschmidt, Lennie Witten, Lilian van der Schyff, Naomi Sylvester, Norman Stoffberg, Patricia Benn, Wesley Training College, WPSSSU

By CLEMENT DU PLESSIS THIS is the final chapter of a two-part series about former athletics coach, the 83-year-old Dennis

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Joshua and MacKay masterminded first inter-house athletics meeting

October 21, 2016November 20, 2017 admin 7 Comments Audrey Louw, Bernie Levendal, Colin Barendilla, Connie Hartley, Daniel MacKay, Franklin Joshua, Herman Abrahams, Herman Gibbs, Ivan Masters, Julian Lenders, Pat Esau, Philip Tobias, Richard Rive, Wesley Training College

By CLEMENT DU PLESSIS THE originators of the first inter-house schools’ athletics meeting affiliated to the Western Province Senior Schools

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