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1980s Athletics news Copyright ©2018 Highlights Special focus

Street mile runs out of favour in South Africa

June 13, 2018June 13, 2018 admin 1 Comment Anita Witbooi, Brian Jonas, Cecil Witbooi, Colin Francke, Constance Stuurman, David Snyders, Donovan Wright, Ebenezer Felix, Edwin Roems, Emeraan Ishmail, Freddie Damon, Freddie Williams, Gadija Dawood, Harold Adams, Hendrik Klaase, Hennie Moses, Hermanus Williams, Isaac Opperman, Jantjie Marthinus, Jerome de Mornay, John September, Jowaine Lategan, Jurie Swartz, Keith Meyer, Lee Arends, Mark Frank, Martin Saayman, Michael Toll, Moos Hartnick, Mzoli Ngcawuzele, O'Neil Simpson, Priscila Windwaai., Ronald Williams, Sammy Claasen, Sharon Klein, Stephen Cloete, Tessa Hefele, Theo Desmore, Tobias Philander, Valda Booysen

THE Sacos-affiliated Western Province Amateur Athletic Union (WPAAU) provided the different forms of athletics to the disenfranchised in the Western

1980s 1990 - Present Day Copyright ©2018 Highlights

Parrott makes a case for Sacos coaches

August 3, 2017September 14, 2017 admin 7 Comments Allan O'Ryan, Allan Suban, Anwar Mentoor, Cedric van Wyk, Chris Visagie, Desiree Williams, Desmond Zibi, Donovan Wright, Ebenezer Felix, Emeraan Ishmail, Francine Skippers, Francois Maclons, Gavin Lendis, Geoff Damon, Havilyn Elders, Hendrik Klaase, Henry de Grass, Herman Abrahams, Ian Rutgers, Jantjie Marthinus, Jeannetta Abrahams, Johan Landsman, John Cupido, John September, Keith Court, Kevin Kiewitz, Lenie September, Lizette Nagan, Melody Marcus, Nico Vermeulen, Norman Roman and Allan Zinn, O'Neil Simpson, Priscilla Windwaai, Rashardt Williams, Reggie Dreyer, Robin April, Roger Adams, Roland Bastiaan, Roslyn Meyer, Sharon Klein, Suezette Arendse, Tessa Hefele, Theresa Swartz, Vijay Balram, Wilfie Daniels, William Legolie, Willie Davids, Winston Kloppers

BY ALLAN PARROTT THE article in which Johan Landsman imagined how Tessa Hefele and Suezette Arendse would have improved

1980s Athletics news Copyright ©2018 Highlights Special focus

Mercia holds her own against the best

May 4, 2017June 2, 2017 admin 5 Comments Denver Vraagom, Mercia Misroll, Robin April, Shaheeda Majiet, Sharon Klein, Tessa Hefele, Valda Booysen, Wendal Smith, Willie Davids

BY CLEMENT DU PLESSIS FORMER senior schools athlete Mercia Smith (Misroll) was able to make a successful transition to senior

1990 - Present Day Athletics news Copyright ©2018

Identifying talent is just not enough

August 29, 2016March 13, 2017 admin 0 Comments Charlie Banjatwa and Allan Parrott, Freddie Williams, Ian Rutgers, Luzuko Mfubo, Roslyn Meyer, Sharon Klein

COMMENT By Allan Parrott IT is all well and good to identify talent, but identifying talent is just not enough.

1980s Athletics news Copyright ©2018

Stylish Klein ranks with the best

April 3, 2016August 29, 2016 admin 0 Comments Anita Witbooi, Colin Anders, Craig Steyn, Harry Hendricks, Ian Rutgers, Mercia Misroll, Roslyn Meyer, Sharon Klein, Tessa Hefele, Valda Booysen

SHARON Klein ran with the elegance and composure of a Mary Decker – she was even dubbed Mary Decker. Decker,

1980s Athletics news Copyright ©2018

Tessa Hefele – the meteoric rise of an 800m teen champ

March 12, 2016August 29, 2016 admin 0 Comments Anita Witbooi, Cecil Blows, Jowaine Parrott, Lucinda Klaasen, Mercia Misroll, Robin April, Roslyn Meyer, Sharon Klein, Tessa Hefele, Valda Booysen

“I GUESS it was my love of the sport, my dedication and my competitiveness that gave me the edge.” These

1980s Athletics news Copyright ©2018

Roslyn Meyer’s athletic success written in the stars

February 7, 2016August 20, 2017 admin 2 Comments Desiree Williams, Jowaine Parrott, Roslyn Meyer, Sharon Klein, Tessa Hefele, Valda Booysen, Zelda Muller

SHARING a living space with a white family and “feeling the heat of apartheid” at the height of her athletics

1990 - Present Day Athletics news Copyright ©2018

Brilliant Jowaine’s bold move wins the day

January 11, 2016May 15, 2018 admin 0 Comments Allan Parrott, Ann Trason, Anna van Wyk, Berna Daly, Carolyn Hunter-Rowe, Elizabeth Meloyer, Jeanette Abrahams, Jowaine Parrott, Maria Bak, Marina Opperman, Priscilla Windwaai, Roslyn Meyer, Sharon Klein, Valentina Shatyayeva, Zelda Muller

JOWAINE Lategan and her coach Allan Parrott defied the belief that athletes from the South African Council on Sport (Sacos)

1980s Athletics news Copyright ©2018

Valda shows young ‘uns how it’s done

September 13, 2015August 30, 2016 admin 1 Comment Anita Witbooi, Belinda Nkonzo, Carol Khume, Farwa Mentoor, Francine Scheepers, Melody Marcus, Mercia Misroll, Roslyn Meyer, Sharon Klein, Tessa Hefele

SEASONED campaigner Valda Booysen (Ford) of South Peninsula and one of the top track and road athletes of the South

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