{"id":218239,"date":"2019-09-17T14:30:58","date_gmt":"2019-09-17T12:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/?p=218239"},"modified":"2019-09-17T15:40:09","modified_gmt":"2019-09-17T13:40:09","slug":"print-exclusive-ntokozo-speeds-ahead-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2019\/09\/17\/print-exclusive-ntokozo-speeds-ahead-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Print Exclusive: Ntokozo speeds ahead of the competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fourteen-year-old Ntokozo Gumede&#8217;s love of long-distance running was ignited by her father Zakhele, who has trained her since she was a little girl.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have been able to bond over our love for running,&#8221; Gumede said, when the GCN spoke to her on Thursday.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<h4>ALSO READ:<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/186540\/runners-face-the-cold-in-honour-of-fred-morrison\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0Runners face the cold in honour of Fred Morrison<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>This passion has blossomed into a true talent as Gumede, a Primrose High School learner, is excelling not only in the 800m, 1 500m and 3 000m distances on the track, but in cross-country as well.<\/p>\n<p>For the full story make sure you get your copy of this week\u2019s GCN out tomorrow (Wednesday).<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_218326\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-218326\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-218326\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/09\/37GCNSPORTCROSS_06746-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" 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