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May Pinto’s young captaincy run at 16

September 20, 2018September 20, 2018 admin 2 Comments Amanda Forbay, Andre Alexander, Argyle Stanfliet, Avril de Waal, Bernard Adams, Carol Esau, Caval Marthinussen, Charles Isaacs, Colleen MacKay, Dianne Carelse, Freddie Williams, Gawa Moyce, George van der Burg, Gillian Kay, Helena Marais, Ian February, Ingrid Arendse, Isaac Arendse, Ivan Nefdt, Jennifer Martin, Leon Pietersen, Mark Bowers, May Pinto, Michael Chitter, Patrick Meyer, Quinton Arendse, Sandra May, Shaun Henry, Steven Ganger, Taurique Achmat, Theodore Williams, Wilton Pick, Zaida Bardien

BY CLEMENT DU PLESSIS MAIN PICTURE: May Pinto, Bernard Adams, Leon Pietersen and Reneé Symonds THESE days there are sports leaders’

1980s Athletics news Copyright ©2018

Talent galore spills onto the track in the1980s

August 20, 2015August 30, 2016 admin 2 Comments Daniel Orange, Jantjie Marthinus, Jennifer Martin, Nazeem Smith, Patty Francis, Shaun Vester

IF the 1983 athletics season was the start of great beginnings, 1984 proved just that . . . talent galore

1980s Athletics news Copyright ©2018

Bowers gets his way and the record

August 12, 2015September 16, 2019 admin 0 Comments Andrew September, Claudine Fisher, Daniel Orange, Jennifer Martin, Mark Bowers, Nadeem Abrahams, Nariman Rylands, Rowan Spies, Tania Brown, Trevor de Bruyn

OVER the years, there have been a few high jumpers who had the crowd in awe of their achievements –

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