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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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Mclean, the Cape Herald, Roman and Blows

July 16, 2019July 16, 2019 admin 0 Comments Abraham Charles, Cecil Blows, Eddie May, Henry Charles, Herman Gibbs, Ismail Collier, John Wippenaar, Kenny Roman, Lawrence Jacobs, Rashard Williams

BY CLEMENT DU PLESSIS This is the second chapter of a four-part series about former Eastern Province sprint champion Gareth

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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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Mossel Bay’s James showed up in the red-hot cauldron of Cape sprinting

April 26, 2018April 26, 2018 admin 0 Comments Allan O'Ryan, Andy James, Eddie May, Gareth McLean, Ismail Collier, Mohammed Paleker, Norma Joseph, Selwyn Steyn

BY CLEMENT DU PLESSIS This is the final story, featuring Andy James. Read part one here: How church athletic meetings

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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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Ruwayda’s a carbon copy of Wilma Rudolph, says coach Lux Gordhan

February 8, 2018February 8, 2018 admin 0 Comments Derrick Naidoo, Ismail Collier, Lux Gordhan, Ruwayda Noor, Sharon Hanslo, Suezette Arendse

BY CLEMENT DU PLESSIS THIS is the final chapter of a two-part series about former star athlete Ruwayda Henri.  (Read

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Cathy Freeman’s run stirred up Ruwayda’s sprinting days

February 1, 2018February 2, 2018 admin 0 Comments Cathy Freeman, Denise Haupt, Ismail Collier, Loretta Jeneke, Ruwayda Noor, Sharon Alexander, Sharon Hanslo

BY CLEMENT DU PLESSIS “I WAS given a ticket by my brother and his family to watch her race at

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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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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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