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Athletes from across Gauteng travelled to Germiston Stadium, last Saturday, to compete in the Central Gauteng Athletics\u2019 (CGA) first track and field meeting for 2019.<\/p>\n

The tough competition saw junior and senior athletes not only competing against each other but taking on the heat and swarms of bugs.<\/p>

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\u201cWe hosted a very successful league meeting with over 300 athletes competing.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis was the first league for 2019 and athletes were eager to compete,\u201d said Mandla Radebe on behalf of GCA.<\/p>

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The meeting gave athletes a chance to hone their skills in preparation for future championships.<\/p>\n

\u201cAthletes hoped to impress at the meeting to improve their chances of being selected to represent the province at the South Africa Championships which will be held in April, as well as for the South African team to compete at international championships held later in the year,\u201d said Radebe.<\/p>\n

A number of athletes from Germiston\u2019s local athletics clubs, namely Germiston Callies Harriers and Diamond Athletics Club, competed at the event.<\/p>\n

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Here are some of their results:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 Jade Adams, from Germiston Callies, came second in the girls\u2019 u-17 100m hurdles in a time of 16.06 seconds.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Pedro Aaron, from Germiston Callies, placed second in the men\u2019s senior long jump with a distance of 7.01m.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Jonathan de Klerk, from Germiston Callies, won the silver in the boys\u2019 u-19 100m sprint in a time of 11.27 seconds.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Lesedi Moloto, from Germiston Callies, won the boys\u2019 u-17 long jump with a distance of 7.01m.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Roberto Agrissi, from Germiston Callies, won the boys\u2019 u-17 110m hurdles in a time of 15.11 seconds.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Jordan Johnson, from Germiston Callies, came first in the boys\u2019 u-19 110m hurdles in a time of 14.74 seconds.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Nikiwe Monge, from Diamond Athletics, won gold in both the girls\u2019 u-19 100m sprint in a time of 12.67 seconds and girls\u2019 u-19 200m sprint in a time of 25.58 seconds.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Angel-Lee Johnson, from Diamond Athletics, placed fourth in the girls\u2019 u-17 long jump with a distance of 4.81m.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Lesego Mogomotsi, from Diamond Athletics, came in eighth in the boys\u2019 u-19 200m sprint in a time of 23.08 seconds.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Abraham Kaltamo, from Diamond Athletics, won gold in the masters 100m and 200m sprints.<\/p>\n

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The next CGA meeting will take place on Saturday at Germiston Stadium.<\/p>\n