{"id":145251,"date":"2017-02-24T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-02-24T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/145251\/cele-finishes-dusi-in-top-50\/"},"modified":"2017-02-24T15:28:20","modified_gmt":"2017-02-24T13:28:20","slug":"cele-finishes-dusi-in-top-50","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2017\/02\/24\/cele-finishes-dusi-in-top-50\/","title":{"rendered":"Cele finishes Dusi in Top 50"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Richard Cele from Victoria Lake Canoe Club (VLC), based at Germiston Lake, was one of the Top 50 silver medal finishers at the 2017 FNB Dusi Canoe Marathon.<\/p>\n<p>He was also the third Gauteng finisher at the event, which was particularly gruelling this year.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>While the first day of the Dusi in Pietermaritzburg, on February 16, had good water from recent rainfall, the race gradually got tougher over the next two days.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_145253\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-145253\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-145253\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/02\/08GCNSPORTDUSIMH2_87085-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/02\/08GCNSPORTDUSIMH2_87085-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/02\/08GCNSPORTDUSIMH2_87085-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/02\/08GCNSPORTDUSIMH2_87085.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-145253\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A view of the low Dusi River during the marathon.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With a total of 120km to cover in the three days, contending with temperatures in the Dusi Valley of between 40 and 50 degrees, as well as strong winds over Inanda Dam, and hardly any water in the river for day three, this year\u2019s race definitely earned its reputation of being the world\u2019s toughest canoe marathon endurance race.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The top Gauteng finishers who were in the Top 50 silver medal winners were: Siseko Ntondini (Soweto, eighth), Loveday Zondi (Soweto, 12th), Richard Cele (VLC, 23rd), Shaun Maphanga (Florida Lake Canoe Club, 29th), Phineas Zulu (Soweto, 38th), Kelvin Byres (Dabulamanzi Canoe Club, 40th), Nkosi Mzolo (Soweto, 44th) and Siyabonga Tyiki (SOW, 45th).<\/p>\n<p>Cele, who comes from the Dusi Valley, finished the 120km gruelling challenge in 9 hours 54 minutes over the three days.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Other articles you may be interested in:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/144169\/paddlers-make-a-splash-at-the-night-race\/\">Paddlers make a splash at the night race<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/144994\/canoeing-action-at-germiston-lake\/\">Canoeing action at Germiston Lake<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='8cdafdef7b9b5675e19adcaa79f58d04'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VLC\u2019s Richard Cele flew the flag high for the local club during the FNB Dusi Canoe 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