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

Speed sensation Odessa Krause lit up the track

June 2, 2017August 9, 2017 admin 0 Comments Amiena Dollie, Charles Sprinkle, Clement du Plessis, Cliffie Booysen, Graham February, Graham Schaffers, Ingrid Arendse, Jerome Sprinkle, Julian Williams, Lavender October, Leon Rossouw, Maureen van der Ross, Mondale High School, Nazeem Smith, Ned Doman Secondary School, Odessa Krause, Pierre Abrahams, Qanita Nazier, Sandra Petersen, Scottsville High School, Shamiela Jordan, Shaun Vester, Spartans Amateur Athletics Club, Susan Newman, Teano Patience, Willie Davids

BY CLEMENT DU PLESSIS “I’VE never seen anything like that before. An athlete with so much natural speed, aggression, pluck

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Cloete comes good at champ of champs

August 31, 2015August 6, 2017 admin 0 Comments Aldridge Groener, Alex Moses, Andre Alexander, Charles Sprinkle, Christy Davids, Dianne Carelse, Garth Heldsinger, George van der Burg, Greg Sampson, Henry du Plessis, Jerome Sprinkle, Kevin Afrika, Leon Pietersen, Mark Frank, Michael Toll, Mohammed Paleker, Nariman Rylands, Odessa Krause, Pierre Abrahams, Sharon Siljeur, Stephen Cloete

  BY CLEMENT DU PLESSIS THE Stephen Cloete story is one of sheer and utter determination to reach the top.

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