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

Fouzia’s thrilled at seeing an old WP photo

August 30, 2019August 30, 2019 admin 2 Comments Bronwyn Bock, Cedric van Wyk, Cheryl October, Fouzia Mohammed, Geraldine Pillay, Kashief Toefy, Leigh-Ann Naidoo, Mitz Isaacs

BY CLEMENT DU PLESSIS SHE became buoyant when she spotted herself on an old photograph on Facebook’s Athletics Clipboard. This

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

SA loses out to top achiever Bronwyn Bock

January 26, 2018January 26, 2018 admin 2 Comments Bronwyn Bock, Chantal Janetze, Cheryl October, Claudine Fisher, Collette Moodley, Glenda Alexander, Leigh-Ann Naidoo, Lesley Ferdenando, Mark Frank, Mark van Soest, Michael Cook, Mitz Isaacs, Nariman Rylands, Odessa Krause, Portia Visagie, Shamiela Davids, Tania Brown, Ursula Scheepers

BY CLEMENT DU PLESSIS ATHLONE, a suburb of Cape Town located 12km from the city centre and 10km from Cape

1980s Athletics news Copyright ©2018 Highlights Special focus

Kids’ chance to show the world, says field champion Janine Turner

May 26, 2017May 9, 2018 admin 1 Comment Amiena Dollie, Bernard Adams, Cedric van Wyk, Cheryl October, Gawa Moyce, Janine Turner, Leigh-Ann Naidoo, Nariman Rylands, Roslyn Meyer, Sandra Petersen, Shameela Jordan

BY CLEMENT DU PLESSIS I WAS always eager to learn and improve my technique as a field athlete in the

1980s Athletics news Copyright ©2018

No-frills Leigh-Ann draws attention in the javelin

February 28, 2016September 4, 2016 admin 0 Comments Cheryl October, Colin Francke, Derrick Naidoo, Ismail Collier, Kaashief Toefy, Leigh-Ann Naidoo, Mitz Isaacs, Natasha Pretorious, Neville Alexander, Odessa Krause, Shamiela Davids, Stephen Cloete, Toya Adams, Wayde van Niekerk

THROWING the ball from base to base in softball was how Leigh-Ann Naidoo discovered her talent as a star javelin

1980s Athletics news Copyright ©2018 Special focus

Injury spikes Cheryl October’s Olympic dream

February 12, 2016August 14, 2019 admin 4 Comments Bronwyn Bock, Cheryl October, Claudine Fisher, Ismail Collier, Leigh-Ann Naidoo, Michael Toll, Mitz Isaacs, Nariman Rylands, Noreen Julie, Odessa Krause, Stephen Cloete, Tania Brown

BY CLEMENT DU PLESSIS A BRAIN haemorrhage, caused by a ruptured aneurysm, cut short a brilliant sports career and nearly

1970s Athletics news Copyright ©2018

From Smith to Vester, Sacos stars capable of beating the world

July 30, 2015December 9, 2016 admin 4 Comments Cecil Blows, Edmund Lewis, Farwa Mentoor, Francine Scheepers, George van der Burg, Herman Gibbs, Jantjie Marthinus, Johan Landsman, Jowaine Parrott, Kenny Roman, Leigh-Ann Naidoo, Nazeem Smith, Shaun Vester, Tania Brown, Terrence Smith, Theo, Theo Desmore

THE public reaction in the Cape Argus by supporters of the South African Council on Sport’s (Sacos) athletes has

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