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Marthinus triumphs over adversity

March 6, 2016March 4, 2017 admin Harold Adams, Hennie Moses, Jantjie Marthinus, Johan Landsman, Wilfred Daniels

BY CLEMENT DU PLESSIS JANTJIE Marthinus rose above countless obstacles to become an unparalleled nine times senior men’s 800m champion….

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