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CGA celebrates athletes for raising the bar at nationals

CGA celebrates athletes for raising the bar at nationals The Central Gauteng Athletics (CGA) acting president Karabo Mabilo expressed her gratitude to the athletes who helped the province finish second at the Athletics SA (ASA) senior track and field championships in Potchefstroom from April 24 to 26. Mabilo praised the athletes for raising the bar after CGA ended the competition with 23 medals – eight gold, eight silver and seven bronze. 'The championships celebrated athletic excellence with CGA athletes across all disciplines, thrilling crowds with their performances,' Mabilo said. 'Congratulations to all CGA athletes, team management, coaches and parents for their contribution in putting CGA out there as one of the best athletics provinces,' she added. Despite AGN's expected dominance, the CGA contingent displayed exceptional performances on all three days of the competition. Sprinter Joviale Mbisha took the lead with a victory in the women's 100m on day one. She breasted the tape in 11.48. ALSO READ: Van Dyk wins three titles at CGA champs Leendert Koekemoer captured the headlines with his new SA U20 400m record. He clocked 45.03 in the semi-finals to chalk 0.12 seconds off Riaan Dempers' 45.15 set in Secunda in 1994. In what many called the upset of the championships, Maxime Chaumeton pipped national 5 000m record holder and race favourite, Adriaan Wildschutt, to the men's 5 000m gold. Chaumeton crossed the line in 13:44.53, with Wildschutt 8.52 seconds off the pace after finishing the race in 13:53.05. CGA's Kabelo Mulaudzi rounded up the podium at 14:01.89. In the hurdles, Sabelo Dhlamini clinched his first national title when he won the men's 400m hurdles in 48.57, missing the World Athletics Championships qualifying time by fractions of a second. On the field, Leandri Holtzhausen tossed 66.97m to win the senior women's hammer throw. Young AGN thrower Aiden Smith beat the Olympian Kyle Blignaut in the men's shotput final. Smith launched his implement to 20.31m, 24cm further than Blignaut's 20.07m throw. AGN topped the medal standings with 45 medals (17 gold, 14 silver and 14 bronze) and the host province, Athletics Central North West (ACNW), finished joint second with the same number of medals as CGA. ALSO READ: Local athletes in fine form at CGA league meeting At Caxton, we employ humans to generate daily fresh news, not AI intervention. Happy reading!