Athletes charge back into action
Central Gauteng Athletics hosted their first track and field meeting of 2019 at Germiston Stadium.
Athletes from across Gauteng travelled to Germiston Stadium, last Saturday, to compete in the Central Gauteng Athletics’ (CGA) first track and field meeting for 2019.
The tough competition saw junior and senior athletes not only competing against each other but taking on the heat and swarms of bugs.
“We hosted a very successful league meeting with over 300 athletes competing.
“This was the first league for 2019 and athletes were eager to compete,” said Mandla Radebe on behalf of GCA.
The meeting gave athletes a chance to hone their skills in preparation for future championships.
“Athletes hoped to impress at the meeting to improve their chances of being selected to represent the province at the South Africa Championships which will be held in April, as well as for the South African team to compete at international championships held later in the year,” said Radebe.
A number of athletes from Germiston’s local athletics clubs, namely Germiston Callies Harriers and Diamond Athletics Club, competed at the event.
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Here are some of their results:
• Jade Adams, from Germiston Callies, came second in the girls’ u-17 100m hurdles in a time of 16.06 seconds.
• Pedro Aaron, from Germiston Callies, placed second in the men’s senior long jump with a distance of 7.01m.
• Jonathan de Klerk, from Germiston Callies, won the silver in the boys’ u-19 100m sprint in a time of 11.27 seconds.
• Lesedi Moloto, from Germiston Callies, won the boys’ u-17 long jump with a distance of 7.01m.
• Roberto Agrissi, from Germiston Callies, won the boys’ u-17 110m hurdles in a time of 15.11 seconds.
• Jordan Johnson, from Germiston Callies, came first in the boys’ u-19 110m hurdles in a time of 14.74 seconds.
• Nikiwe Monge, from Diamond Athletics, won gold in both the girls’ u-19 100m sprint in a time of 12.67 seconds and girls’ u-19 200m sprint in a time of 25.58 seconds.
• Angel-Lee Johnson, from Diamond Athletics, placed fourth in the girls’ u-17 long jump with a distance of 4.81m.
• Lesego Mogomotsi, from Diamond Athletics, came in eighth in the boys’ u-19 200m sprint in a time of 23.08 seconds.
• Abraham Kaltamo, from Diamond Athletics, won gold in the masters 100m and 200m sprints.
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The next CGA meeting will take place on Saturday at Germiston Stadium.
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