Masters Athletics

SHAUN TAKES GOLD, WINNING THE 60M HURDLES IN FINE STYLE  AT THE WORLD MASTERS INDOORS ! WELL DONE, SHAUN ! YOU HAVE DONE SOUTH AFRICA PROUD ! Event 283 M40 60 Meter Hurdles ================================== Name  Age Team Finals ================================== Finals 1 Bownes, Shaun M43 South Africa 8,12 2 Drummond, Don M44 United State 8,19 3 Appiah, Joe M43 Great Britai 8,21 4 Keller, Thomas M40 Switzerland 8,37 5 Simoes, Herbert M43 Brazil 8,44 6 Vandecasteele, Francky M40 France 8,63 7 Malkiewicz, Krzysztof M40 Poland 9,00 -- Dobrydniev, Volodymyr M44 Ukraine DNF Shaun Bownes on his way to victory !

With 10 days to go a small contingent of Masters athletes (12) are finalising their training  for the World Indoors 25-30 March 2014 in Budapest, Hungary,  http://budapest2014.hu/ Some of them competed at the weekend in the Gauteng North Masters Championships, where Shaun Bownes showed his form when he won the Mens 40-44 in the 110m hurdles in a new S.A. age group record of 14,50.  He bettered the current record held by Wessel Bosman (14,70).   Shaun has his work cut out for him at the Indoors when he comes up against Don Drummond (USA) who has a SB of 7,99 and Joe Appiah (GB) who has a SB of 8,12.   The current world indoor age group record is held by Vincent Clarico (FRA) in a time of 7,85.     We wish him and his fellow-athletes everything of the best for their events at the indoors.   For some it will be a new experience.   Make sure you follow the results on the link, http://budapest2014.hu/ Athletes competing will be ·          Shaun Bownes (43) 60m hur

World class hurdler, Shaun Bownes (43) will spearhead a small contingent of  12 masters athletes to the World Indoors Championships, http://budapest2014.hu/  later this month.  For most of the team members, comprising of 9 men and 3 women (age groups 40 – 80), it will be a first time experience, and will be featured during March. Shaun Bownes (43), one of SA’s best ever hurdlers over 110m, will have his sights set on the title in the 60m Hurdles at the World Masters Indoors Championships to be held from 25-30 March 2014, in Budapest, Hungary. He will be competing at the Gauteng North Masters Championships on 8 March at Pilditch in the 110m hurdles, but will be racing in the 60m hurdles at the World Masters Indoors. As a senior and world class hurdler, he ran an Outdoor PB of 13,26 in July 2001 and has the following PB in the Indoors circuit PERFORMANCE WIND PLACE DATE 50 Metres Hurdles 6.48 Liévin 25 FEB 2