Khwela eyeing fast start at Ozzie Gladwin
Sbonelo Khwela is hoping to get his 2018 FNB Dusi Canoe Marathon season off to a good start at the 2017 Ozzie Gladwin Canoe Marathon.
AS the 2018 FNB Dusi Canoe Marathon season looms, 2016’s Dusi silver medallist Sbonelo Khwela is hoping to kick up his preparations at the 2017 Ozzie Gladwin Canoe Marathon on Sunday, 26 November.
The Ozzie Gladwin traditionally fills an important role in the preparations for many Dusi paddlers with the race providing the top athletes with an opportunity to gain front-row seeding points as well as testing the all-round skill of paddlers early in the season.
The 26km ‘Ozzie’ showdown might not be a race on the uMsundusi River, however it provides similar challenges to the three-day Dusi with a paddle across the Albert Falls Dam, a portage and then 21km of river paddling to the finish at Thornville Farm.
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Euro Steel/Red Bull’s Khwela, who finished second in the 2015 Ozzie Gladwin with Banetse Nhkoesa, partnered Jasper Mocké for the recent Fish River Canoe Marathon where they finished ninth, a result that Khwela was happy with.
Khwela showed his prowess when he ran his way to second at last year’s Dusi and he sees the Ozzie Gladwin as a good opportunity to dust off the cobwebs against some other Dusi title hopefuls.
The 2017 Ozzie Gladwin Canoe Marathon takes place from Albert Falls Dam to Thornvale Farm on Sunday 26 November. Visit: www.ozziegaldwin.co.za.
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