{"id":191683,"date":"2018-11-15T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-11-15T03:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/191683\/photos-2\/"},"modified":"2018-11-14T15:46:52","modified_gmt":"2018-11-14T13:46:52","slug":"photos-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2018\/11\/15\/photos-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Locals rake in the medals"},"content":{"rendered":"

Athletes from across Gauteng once again took to Germiston Stadium to compete in the Central Gauteng Athletics 2018\/2019 field and track event on Saturday.<\/p>\n

A mix of nervous and confident athletes took to the track and fields while chanting spectators sang encouraging songs to show support for their favourites.<\/p>

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Local clubs, namely Germiston Callies Harriers and Diamond Athletics were spotted doing well at the event.<\/p>\n

Germiston Callies scooped up medals in both track and field events.<\/p>

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Anne Bornman secured gold in the girls’ u-11 long jump event, and Zander Benade jumped in third place in the boys’ u-11.<\/p>\n

Lanzelle van Antwerpen landed in second place in the girls’ u-13 long jump with a 5m leap.<\/p>\n

In the girls’ u-11 high jump event, Luanne du Plooy came in first with a 1.23m jump.<\/p>\n

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Jacobus Bornman (on the right) of Germiston Callies Harriers increasing the pace to go past his competitor in the boys\u2019 u-12 800m race.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Competing in the girls’ u-11 age group in track events, du Plooy came second in the 80m race, fourth in the 100m and third in the 75m hurdles.<\/p>\n

In the boys’ u-7 60m and 80m races, Lucas du Plooy came in fourth place.<\/p>\n

Brandon Redgard came in second place in the boys’ u-11 70m hurdles.<\/p>\n

Jade Adams competed in the girls’ u-15 hurdles where she scooped up the gold medal and the silver in the 200m sprint.<\/p>\n

Sinead Meyer took the bronze in the girls’ u-15 100m, and in the girls’ u-15 300m hurdles Ninke Otto took the bronze.<\/p>\n

Janco de Lange came first in the boys’ u-15 discus, but due to the combining of the u-14 and u-15 categories he ended in third place overall.<\/p>\n

In shot put he came in third place.<\/p>\n

In the discus girls’ u-15, Anzelle Du Toit ended in third place, however, in the overall results combining the u-14 and u-15 categories she was pushed to fifth place overall. She had the same results in the shot put event.<\/p>\n

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Neo Mothae from Palmridge Athletics Club came in third place in the boys\u2019 u-11 1 200m long-distance race.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Diamond Athletics confidently took to the podium to scoop up medals too.<\/p>\n

The club’s star-athlete Kabelo Mampane took silver in the boys’ u-15 100m hurdles.<\/p>\n

Liam Naicker competed in the boys’ u-13 200m hurdles where he came in second.<\/p>\n

Steven Sabino ran in the boys’ u-13 80m hurdles race where he secured a silver medal.<\/p>\n

In the 100m sprint, Ndumiso Simelane came in second place (boys’ u-15), Ompile Rathebe finished in first place (boys’ u-13), and Selena Rocha came in first place (girls’ u-11 race).<\/p>\n

Rathebe returned to the track for the boys’ u-13 200m sprint where he took second place followed by fellow club mate, Naicker who came in third.<\/p>\n

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Shannon Adendorff, of Germiston Callies Harriers, participates in a challenging girls\u2019 u-11 1 200m long-distance race.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In the field events, Rocha landed in second place in girls’ u-11 long jump and Sabino took first place in the boys’ u-13 long jump.<\/p>\n

“We had an awesome day in the sun dominating in most events,” said John Diamond, a coach at Diamond Athletics Club.<\/p>\n

“We had a record of 10 medals.<\/p>\n

“It might be more as some results were delayed at the closing of the event.<\/p>\n

“I am proud of my athletes, who are heading to Potchefstroom on November 24, to compete in the Inter-Provincial Championships.”<\/p>\n

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