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1980s Athletics news Copyright ©2018 Highlights Special focus

May Pinto lauds Shaun Henry for her achievements

September 28, 2018September 28, 2018 admin 0 Comments Amanda Forbay, Arthur Fraser, Benita Okkers, Bernard Adams, Bridget Ruiters, Carol Esau, Deon Porthen, Gawa Moyce, Gillian Kay, Glenda Patience, Graham Wicomb, Jonathan de Kock, May Pinto, Nathan de Kock, Peter Smith, Shaun Henry, Victor Snyders

BY CLEMENT DU PLESSIS Main picture, from left: May Pinto, Carol Esau, Gawa Moyce and Bridget Ruiters standing at the

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Champion javelin thrower Fred Grovers’ magnificent rise to the top

December 23, 2015November 24, 2017 admin 1 Comment Bernard Adams, Clyde van Graan, Eddie May, Eugene Joseph, Fred Grovers, Harry Hendricks, Hassiem Heuwel, Jonathan de Kock, Julian Williams, Mark Botha, Nathan de Kock, Norman Stoffberg, Richard Rive, Susan Newman

BY CLEMENT DU PLESSIS THE boy is poetry in motion. These were the words South African Amateur Athletics Board (SAAAB)

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Twins cause double trouble in javelin

August 20, 2015August 30, 2016 admin 0 Comments Jonathan de Kock, Nathan de Kock

BONTEHEUWEL has had more than its fair share of athletes, including high jumper Tania Brown, sprinters Henry Coetzee, Herman Gibbs,

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