Athletes pull out all the stops at CGA Youth and Junior Championships
Central Gauteng Athletics (CGA) hosted a successful CGA Youth and Junior Championships at Germiston Stadium last Sunday.
The weather was perfect, with not a cloud in the sky, as athletes and supporters gathered at Germiston Stadium, last Sunday, for the Central Gauteng Athletics (CGA) Youth and Junior Championships.
The event saw approximately 300 young athletes from across Gauteng competing for top honours.
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The championship was also the final trial for youth and junior athletes hoping to be selected for the National Track and Field Youth and Junior Championships, which will be hosted by Athletics South Africa (ASA) in Paarl, from March 28 to 30.
“Overall the event went very well and we are positive that we will have a strong team heading to Paarl,” said Mandla Radebe on behalf of the CGA.
Radebe further stated that though no records were broken at the event, the level of performance from all the athletes was outstanding.
One of these outstanding performances was in the junior boys’ 400m sprint, when Lyhte Pillay won the race in 46.79 seconds.
“Another highlight of the day was the continued growth in long jump,” said Radebe.
“We once again had over 30 athletes taking part.
“This event has really grown as a result of great international performances by the likes of Luvo Manyongo.”
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:
• Marijke Hoeksema, from Germiston Callies, came second in the girls’ u-17 400m hurdles in a time of one minute, 9.56 seconds.
• Sinead Meyer, from Germiston Callies, won a gold medal in the girls’ u-18 long jump with a distance of 5.37m. She also competed in the girls’ u-18 100m sprint where she placed fourth.
• Lesedi Moloto from Germiston Callies won a silver medal in the boys’ u-18 long jump with a distance of 6.85m.
• Gabriel Zeid, from Germiston Callies, won a gold medal in the boys’ u-18 triple-jump with a distance of 14.05m and came third in the boys’ u-18 long jump with a distance of 6.72m.
• Angelique van Niekerk, from Diamond Athletics Club, came in second in the women’s u-19 long jump with a distance of 5.13m and women’s u-19 triple-jump with a distance of 11.98m.
• Sanele Tolbadi, from Diamond Athletics Club, won a gold medal in the men’s u-20 long jump with a distance of 7.06m.
• Karabo Satekge, from Diamond Athletics Club, came second in the men’s u-20 long jump with a distance of 7.03m.
• Armant van der Linden, from Germiston Callies, won a gold medal in the boys’ u-18 javelin with a distance of 59.30m.
• Nikiwe Mongwe, from Diamond Athletics Club, won a gold medal in the girls’ u-19 100m sprint in a time of 12.37 seconds and a gold medal in the girls’ u-19 200m sprint in a time of 25.12 seconds.
• Jonathan de Klerk, from Germiston Callies, came first in the boys’ u-19 100m sprint in a time of 11.12 seconds.
Next on CGA’s calendar is the Senior Provincial Championships which will take place at Germiston Stadium on March 23.
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