Kitso Mokoma and Curtis Mudila made their school, Randfontein Primary School (REM), very proud of their impressive athletics results.
The pair managed to book their spot to participate in the South African National Schools Championships in Pietermaritzburg held from March 19 until March 21 and both placed in the Top 10. The national competition attracted scores of athletes from across the country.
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During this time, Kitso Mokoma finished fourth in the 150m hurdles and placed 5th in the 75m hurdle event.
His schoolmate Curtis Mudila also did well and finished 10th in the 80m hurdles and 9th in the 200m hurdle event.
The Herald visited the school to catch up with the sports stars regarding their journey on the massive platform such as the nationals.
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Curtis Mudila said he is truly grateful to have made it thus far and takes none of it for granted.
“It feels nice to have come this far. I feel proud of myself and everyone is proud of me. I thank God for keeping me where I am, and I just want to encourage those who didn’t make it to keep on doing their best,” said Mudila.
He added that he’d like to participate in the Olympics in the future, as this is one of his goals.
His good friend Mukoma was unfortunately not available at the time of the interview but was also happy on the day, regarding his achievement.
Speaking to the man behind the scenes, coach Tumi Sekhokoane added he too is proud of how far the boys have come.
“It was a tough weekend, but I’m glad we exceeded our goal. We went there to go and participate and enjoy the nationals and we ended up making it in the top 10 in the whole country and that’s a big deal. I think we are on the right track, and we will just intensify our efforts for other competitions in the future and probably come back with gold but overall we are proud of our boys,” said Sekhokoane.
