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Meyer wins two gongs at African masters champs

He won two gold medals in the men 65 and over 5 000m and 10 000m events.

December 19, 2023

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Veteran Boksburg race walker Carl Meyer won two gold medals during the African Masters Athletics Championships, at Pilditch Stadium in Pretoria, from November 16 to 18. Meyer was crowned a continental champion in the men 65 and over 5 000m race walk after cutting the tape in 29:14 to win the gold medal. He also claimed another gold in the same category, albeit in the 10km road walk, crossing the line first in a time of 58:38, leaving behind compatriots Johann Coetzee and Oliver Mundell.

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December 19, 2023

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