{"id":109624,"date":"2016-01-12T09:06:00","date_gmt":"2016-01-12T07:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/109624\/cga-athletes-back-on-track\/"},"modified":"2016-01-12T15:28:28","modified_gmt":"2016-01-12T13:28:28","slug":"cga-athletes-back-on-track","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2016\/01\/12\/cga-athletes-back-on-track\/","title":{"rendered":"CGA athletes back on track"},"content":{"rendered":"
Central Gauteng Athletics (CGA) had a good start to the year by hosting the first track and field meeting of the 2016 season, on January 9, at the Germiston Stadium.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a great day, filled with athletes challenging themselves and working towards the SA Championships set to take place in April,\u201d said CGA\u2019s Mbalenhle Ngema.<\/p>
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Among those challenging themselves were Germiston Callies athletes Kayla Gilbert, Pedro Aaron, Lemuel Klaasen and Shane Lottering.<\/p>\n
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Gilbert won the senior women\u2019s long jump and 100m hurdles.<\/li>\n
Aaron won the youth boys\u2019 long jump.<\/li>\n
Klaasen won the youth boys\u2019 100m and 200m sprint events.<\/li>\n
Lottering won the boys\u2019 sub-youth 100m hurdles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\u201cI am very pleased with the results; our athletes really made us proud,\u201d said the local athletes\u2019 coach, Stephan\u00e9 Kotz\u00e9.<\/p>
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\u201cThis was a great start, such impressive results at the very first event are a sign of a great year ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n
Opening up the day was the competitive 3 000m track event.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the senior women\u2019s category, Cornelia Joubert finished first, in 10 minutes and six seconds, and Siphiwe Tefo was the first senior man, in eight minutes and 38 seconds,\u201d said Ngema.<\/p>\n
Both athletes said they are good and ready for the 2016 season and have put much effort into training to improve their performances.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am working towards being selected for the Olympics in Rio and I am striving to improve my personal best,\u201d said Joubert.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have been working hard to get back to the game after an injury I sustained, but I am very impressed with my performance in the 3 000m event,\u201d said Tefo.<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel confident about going back to 1 500m and, hopefully, I will qualify for it for the SA Championships.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWith the level of performance expected to excel as the season progresses, it promises to be an interesting one,\u201d said Ngema.<\/p>\n
\u201cCGA is confident that this year promises great results all round.\u201d<\/p>\n
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