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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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1970s Athletics news Copyright ©2018 Highlights Special focus

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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1970s Athletics news Copyright ©2018 Highlights Special focus

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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1970s Athletics news Copyright ©2018 Highlights Special focus

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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Ruwayda Henri

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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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1970s Athletics news Copyright ©2018 Highlights Special focus

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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1970s Athletics news Copyright ©2018 Highlights Special focus

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

Rhoode thrills at schools’ meeting with a record-breaking run in the 400m

April 20, 2017June 2, 2017 admin 2 Comments Abraham Charles, Allan O'Ryan, Andre Rhoode, Andy James, Bobang Phiri, Brian Daniels, Bronwyn Bock, Cedric Momberg, Clint Cloete, Cornel van Sitters, Dean Daniels, Derick Fredericks, George van der Burg, GT Moodley, Ismail Collier, Ivan Masters, Leon Pietersen, Mark Frank, Odessa Krause, Owen Machelm, Phoebius Mullins, Rashard Williams, Sammy Frans, Shaun Vester, Shawn Abrahams, Terrence Smith, Theo Desmore, Walter Fourie

BY CLEMENT DU PLESSIS “THERE’S nothing better than to run in front of your own school at an athletics meeting

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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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Seven times SA sprint champion Lewis made it look easy

October 14, 2016July 25, 2017 admin 0 Comments Andre Alexander, Edmund Lewis, Edwin Roems, Gavin van Eck, Henry Coetzee, Ismail Collier, John Wippenaar, Mohammed Paleker, Nazeem Davids, Nazeem Smith, Shaun Vester, Terrence Smith

EDMUND Lewis was without a shadow of a doubt one of South Africa’s all-time great sprinters. Few would argue against

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