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admin July 15, 2019March 22, 2022 Aladdin Mclean, Allan O'Ryan, Andy James, Gareth McLean, George Montanus, Henry Davids, Herman Gibbs, Ismail, Jackie Swanepoel, John Wippenaar, Kenny Roman, Mohammed Hanief Paleker, Mohammed Paleker, Peter Ngobeni, Robin McLean, Vernon Balie, Wessel Oosthuizen

EP’s Mclean challenged the Cape’s best

BY CLEMENT DU PLESSIS This is the first chapter of a four-part series about the former Eastern Province champion sprinter...

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admin January 2, 2019March 22, 2022 Alex Abercrombie, Allan O'Ryan, Colin Barendilla, George van der Ross, Gladstone Foster, Henry Davids, Herman Gibbs, Ismail Collier, Ivan Masters, Jackie Swanepoel, John Wippenaar, Kenny Roman, Lawrence Jacobs

Abercrombie’s long and stellar athletics career was spurred on by a dash at age 6

BY CLEMENT DU PLESSIS This is the first chapter of a two-part series about the versatile South African champion athlete...

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1960s 1970s 1980s Athletics news Copyright ©2018 Highlights Special focus Subscriber Content

admin August 30, 2018March 22, 2022 Francois Cleophas, Henry Davids, Herman Gibbs, Joe Ebrahim, Leonard Patensie, Lincoln Bernardo, Oswald George, Phaldie Kalam, Sedick Kalam, Stafford Wilton, Stanley Holt, Stuart Sassman, Terrence Smith

Kloppers delivered some of the best Sacos athletes in trying circumstances

BY CLEMENT DU PLESSIS This is the second chapter of a two-part series about sportsman, coach and academic Winston Kloppers...

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admin August 23, 2018March 22, 2022 Anthony Dick, Chris Botes, Denise Oliphant, George van der Ross, Henry Davids, Herman Gibbs, John Wippenaar, Lynne Eagles, Moira Terhoeven, Regina Bastiaan, Terrence Smith, Winston Kloppers

Winston Kloppers, District Six, and the speed merchants

BY CLEMENT DU PLESSIS This is the first chapter of a two-part series about former athletics coach, academic and author Winston...

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admin April 20, 2018May 21, 2023 Abraham Charles, Allan O'Ryan, Andy James, Basil Kannemeyer, Edmund Lewis, Freddie Britten, Gareth McLean, Gavin Benjamin, George Montanus, Henry Charles, Henry Davids, Herman Gibbs, Ismail Collier, Jackie Swanepoel, Joe Warries, Kelly Holmes, Lawrence Jacobs, Mohammed Paleker, Peter Hartogh, Sedick Kalam, Vernon Balie, Wilfred Daniels

How church athletic meetings inspired champion sprinter Andrew James

CLEMENT DU PLESSIS THIS is part one of the Andrew James story in a two-part series. (Featured photograph: Dame Kelly...

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admin July 22, 2016March 22, 2022 Andy James, Basil Cameron, Christy Davids, Edmund Lewsi, Gavin Benjamin, Harold Davidse, Henry Davids, Ismail Collier, Marcello Fiasconaro, Norman Joseph, Roger Bannister, Sharon Alexander, Wilfred Daniels, Willie Davids, Winston Kloppers

SASSSA sprint champion Benjamin steps up and wins SA senior men’s 800m title

BY CLEMENT DU PLESSIS HE was the schoolboy South African under 19 sprint champion in 1968 and the South African...

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admin March 20, 2016March 22, 2022 Alex Abercrombie, Bob Hayes, Gareth McLean, Godfrey Jacobs, Henry Davids, Herman Gibbs, Ivan Masters, Jackie Swanepoel, Jim Hines, Kenny Roman, Robin April, Terrence Smith, Usain Bolt

Schoolboy speed merchant Wippenaar blows opposition away

“AS he grew older, maturity set in. His style became more fluent. Gone were the ungainly movement of arms...

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