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Abercrombie’s long and stellar athletics career was spurred on by a dash at age 6

January 2, 2019March 22, 2022 admin 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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Sprint champions relive glory days

December 29, 2018March 22, 2022 admin Alex Abercrombie, Herman Gibbs, Ivan Masters, Patrick Steenkamp

BY CLEMENT DU PLESSIS THE year 1968 brought together three of the finest sprinters in South African athletics in Ivan...

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Kloppers delivered some of the best Sacos athletes in trying circumstances

August 30, 2018March 22, 2022 admin Francois Cleophas, Henry Davids, Herman Gibbs, Joe Ebrahim, Leonard Patensie, Lincoln Bernardo, Oswald George, Phaldie Kalam, Sedick Kalam, Stafford Wilton, Stanley Holt, Stuart Sassman, Terrence Smith

BY CLEMENT DU PLESSIS This is the second chapter of a two-part series about sportsman, coach and academic Winston Kloppers...

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Cross-country races thrived in the Cape

May 10, 2018March 22, 2022 admin Abe Carelse, Harry Hendricks, Jacobus van der Berg, John Korasie, John Webb, Julius Lottering, Leslie Titus, Norman Stoffberg, Richard Rive, Robin April, Ronald Webb, Sam de Wet, Solomon Briesies, Willie Londt

COMMENT By Clement du Plessis THE Western Province Amateur Athletic and Cycling Association played an integral part in organising the...

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How luck benefitted Sinton in coach MacKay

October 28, 2016March 22, 2022 admin Alex Abercrombie, Audrey Louw, Baron Kleinschmidt, Brian Louw, Cheryl Dixon, Dennis Mackay, Dick Mathee, Elize Morkel, Franklin Joshua, Gus Jacobs, Herman Gibbs, Ivan Masters, John Wippenaar, Khalid Desai, Laura Kleinschmidt, Lennie Witten, Lilian van der Schyff, Naomi Sylvester, Norman Stoffberg, Patricia Benn, Wesley Training College, WPSSSU

By CLEMENT DU PLESSIS THIS is the final chapter of a two-part series about former athletics coach, the 83-year-old Dennis...

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Joshua and MacKay masterminded first inter-house athletics meeting

October 21, 2016March 22, 2022 admin Audrey Louw, Bernie Levendal, Colin Barendilla, Connie Hartley, Daniel MacKay, Franklin Joshua, Herman Abrahams, Herman Gibbs, Ivan Masters, Julian Lenders, Pat Esau, Philip Tobias, Richard Rive, Wesley Training College

By CLEMENT DU PLESSIS THE originators of the first inter-house schools’ athletics meeting affiliated to the Western Province Senior Schools...

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Sam de Wet reigned supreme in the distance races

October 7, 2016March 22, 2022 admin De Villiers Lamprecht, Jacobus van der Berg, Leslie Titus, Peter Forbes, Peter Snell, Robin April, Sam de Wet, Wayde van Niekerk

EVEN after 50 years, the name Sam de Wet still makes many athletics followers sit up and take notice of...

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Former track star Jacobus van der Berg dies

August 12, 2016March 22, 2022 admin Edgar Cloete, Jacobus van der Berg, Robin April, Sam de Wet, Wilfred Daniels

FORMER Western Province and South African Amateur Athletic and Cycling Board of Control athlete Jacobus van der Berg had died...

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SASSSA sprint champion Benjamin steps up and wins SA senior men’s 800m title

July 22, 2016March 22, 2022 admin Andy James, Basil Cameron, Christy Davids, Edmund Lewsi, Gavin Benjamin, Harold Davidse, Henry Davids, Ismail Collier, Marcello Fiasconaro, Norman Joseph, Roger Bannister, Sharon Alexander, Wilfred Daniels, Willie Davids, Winston Kloppers

BY CLEMENT DU PLESSIS HE was the schoolboy South African under 19 sprint champion in 1968 and the South African...

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The confectioner who became president

May 29, 2016March 22, 2022 admin C Blaauws, Colin Anders, G Jacobs, Gus Jacobs, Herman Abrahams, J Voss, Leslie Lykert, Okkie van Sensie, Robin April, Syd B Lotter

AMATEUR athletics had presidents of various persuasions down the years when athletics had been organised at venues such as Green...

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