Young athletes show their passion

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

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:

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.

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