The Central Gauteng Masters Athletics Championships took place on April 12, at the Germiston Stadium.<\/p>\n
Athletes from across Gauteng came out in numbers to support and participate in the championships.<\/p>
Among the many athletes, Germiston Callies’ Rudi Jordan competed in the championships and produced impressive results.<\/p>\n
Jordan finished his 100m sprint in 11.29 seconds, the 200m in 23.40 seconds and reached 6.06m in the long jump.<\/p>
He received first place in all three races.<\/p>\n
Jordan’s outstanding results didn’t end at the Gauteng championships, as he carried his excellent performance over to the South African Masters Championships, on April 25 and 26.<\/p>\n
“It went very well at the South African Masters Championships for me and George Hunter, who is also a Germiston Callies athlete,” said Jordan.<\/p>\n
Jordan, competing in the men’s 30-34 years category, was first in three races again.<\/p>\n
In the SA’s, he ran the 100m sprint in an electronic time of 11.49 seconds and the 200m sprint in 23.51 seconds, which, he said, were both his personal best times.<\/p>\n
His other first place was achieved when he reached 5.78m in the long jump.<\/p>\n
“I just want to thank my sponsors, Henk van Aswegen, Susan van Aswegen and Mike’s Kitchen Lambton, they really help me a lot,” said Jordan.<\/p>\n
Hunter, competing in the men’s 40-44 years category, also recorded two personal best times.<\/p>\n
He finished first in the 100m sprint, in an electronic time of 11.68 seconds, and also made podium in second position in the 200m sprint, in 24.18 seconds.<\/p>\n