{"id":176669,"date":"2018-04-17T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2018-04-17T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/176669\/master-athletes-show-us-how-its-done\/"},"modified":"2018-04-17T14:32:35","modified_gmt":"2018-04-17T12:32:35","slug":"master-athletes-show-us-how-its-done","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2018\/04\/17\/master-athletes-show-us-how-its-done\/","title":{"rendered":"Master athletes show us how it\u2019s done"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Germiston Stadium was abuzz with activity last Saturday when master athletes took to the field for the Central Gauteng Masters Athletics Championships.<\/p>\n

Athletes, many of whom are ranked top masters in the world, from the Central Gauteng, Gauteng North, Free State, Central North West, North West North, Vaal Triangle, KZN and South Western districts came together for the championships.<\/p>

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One of the event\u2019s highlights was the appearance of three Olympian greats, Shaun Bownes (47), Willem Coertzen (35) and Burger Lambrechts (45).<\/p>\n

The trio graced the track and field. Bownes and Coertzen, participating in two different age groups in the 110m hurdles, saw their wins placing them both first in the World Masters Rankings for 2018.<\/p>

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Bownes, who competed in the 45- to 49-year-old event, won his race in 14.51 seconds, and Coertzen, who competed in the 35- to 39-year-old event, won his race in 13.92 seconds.<\/p>\n

Bownes later competed in the 100m sprint, in the 45-49 year old age group, winning in a time of 11.56 seconds.<\/p>\n

Burger Lambrechts shone in the shot-put circle during the championships, tossing the shot-put an impressive 17.88m to better the South African record in his age group by more than two metres.<\/p>\n

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Many of the Central Gauteng athletes performed well in their chosen disciplines. Some of their results were:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 Clinton Vermeulen came fourth in the men\u2019s 45 years 100m sprint in a time of 12.70 seconds.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Tinus Pienaar came fifth in the men\u2019s 45 years 100m sprint in a time of 13.70 seconds.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Ian Hacker came first in the men\u2019s 50 years 100m sprint in a time of 12.13 seconds.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Riaan van Niekerk came second in the men\u2019s 50 years 100m sprint in a time of 12.90 seconds.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Peet Grov\u00e9 came first in the men\u2019s 60 years high jump with a 1.37m jump.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Linda van Vreden came third in the women\u2019s 30 years shot-put with a distance of 10.68m.<\/p>\n

The event was enjoyed by all who attended, with a sense of peace and camaraderie filling the stadium.<\/p>\n