Senior athletes take to the track

Germiston Stadium was abuzz with activity last Saturday as senior athletes from across Gauteng competed in the Central Gauteng Athletics (CGA) Senior Championships.

The event saw approximately 350 athletes competing for top honours in various disciplines.

The championship also offered athletes one last opportunity to impress in order to be selected as part of the national team.

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“Overall the event went very well and we are positive that we will have a strong team for the national championships,” said Mandla Radebe on behalf of the CGA.

“The quality of performances made it difficult to narrow down the field and to select a team to represent the province.”

Radebe further stated that though no records were broken at the event, the level of performance from all the athletes was outstanding, especially in the triple jump and 5 000m runs.

“One of the day’s standout competitors was Cornelia Joubert, who won gold in the women’s 10 000m run and silver in the women’s 5 000m run,” said Radebe.

A number of athletes from Germiston’s local athletics club, Germiston Callies Harriers, competed at the event.

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Here are some of their results:

• Taylor Underhay completed the women’s 100m sprint in 12.39 seconds.

• Jonathan de Klerk completed the men’s 100m sprint in 11.16 seconds.

• Rudi Jordaan completed the men’s 100m sprint in 11.77 seconds and the men’s 200m sprint in 24.07 seconds.

• Pedro Aaron placed fourth in the men’s long jump with a jump of 7.27m.

• Kabelo Maraga completed the men’s 1 500m run in five minutes and 20.76 seconds.