Young athletes show their passion

Central Gauteng Athletics held a successful Sub-Youth Championships event at the Germiston Stadium, last Saturday.

November 17, 2016

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Karabo Sifuthe (10), from the Orange Farm Athletics Club came first in his age group’s 80m sprint.

Athletes gathered at the Germiston Stadium for the Central Gauteng Athletics’ (CGA) Sub-Youth Championships, last Saturday.

The meeting, which is preparation for the Sub-Youth Inter Provincial Championships, saw over 800 competitors competing in various events, including high jump, long jump, sprints, shot put and javelin.

The turn-out showed the CGA that the track and field pre-season was a successful one.

“The number of athletes competing in the championships has increased since last year and the young talent showcased at the event shows great potential and development at a club level,” said Mandla Radebe on behalf of the CGA track and field commission.

A number of the Germiston Callies Harriers athletes shone at the meeting, securing finishes within the top 10 spots.

Some of their results were:

Yasmin Malan came fourth in the girls’ u-11 70m hurdles and sixth in the u-11 girls’ 80m sprint.
Keeno Mitchel came first in the u-11 boys’ 80m sprint.
Denelize Botha came first in the girls’ u-11 70m hurdles and fifth in the girls’ u-11 100m sprint.
Kaylee le Roux came seventh in the girls’ u-13 100m sprint.
Emma Shannon came second in the girls’ u-11 70m hurdles.
Lanae Marais came third in the girls’ u-13 75m hurdles.
Armant van der Linden came second in the boys’ u-13 turbojav and javelin.

Athletes will now prepare for the Sub-Youth Inter-Provincial Championships which will be taking place on November 19 in Durban.

The CGA team which will be representing the province at the Inter-Provincial Championships will be announced soon.