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ON THE ROAD AGAIN !

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ON THE ROAD AGAIN ! MASTERS ATHLETES PUT S.A. MASTERS ROAD RUNNING ‘ON THE MAP’ !!! Kallie Burger (37) of KPMG has been selected for the CGA Senior Marathon team for the Sanlam/Cape Town Marathon, which will also double up as the ASA Marathon Championships, on Sunday 23 September 2018. He has a number of personal best performances behind his name and will be out to improve on his marathon time. Everything of the best Kallie ! Kallie's List of impressive PB’s: ( all inland) • 5km – 16:10 • 10km – 33:16 • 15km – 52:42 • 21km – 1:15:08 • 32km – 1:56:25 • 42km – 2:28 • 50km – 3:22 • 56km – 3:47 • 89km – 6:32 Kallie’s best times for 2018 would have placed him 7th and 10th, in the 10 and 21k races respectively at the recent World Masters Athletics Outdoor Championships held in Malaga, Spain He has set his sights on the World Masters 10km and Halfmarathon events in Torun, Poland in March 2019 -  which are held in conjunction with

WORLD MASTERS PRODUCES 3 MEDALS FOR SOUTH AFRICA ON FIRST DAY

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LADIES WALKERS, ELSA MEYER (70) AND HILDEGARD VEY (75) IN THE 5000M WALK WON GOLD AND SILVER RESPECTIVELY AND THROWER,  HELEEN KNOBEL (50) WON SILVER IN THE SHOTPUT.   CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR LADIES !   NOW WE EAGERLY AWAIT OUR FIRST  MEN'S  MEDALLIST ! http://www.rfea.es/competi/result2018/airelibre/Malaga2018/C93.2018EX019.html TOMORROW WILL SEE THE 2ND DAY OF THE DECATHLON AND HEPTATHLON EVENTS, AND THE 8 KM CROSS COUNTRY EVENTS 5 September 2018 8 cross country competition tomorrow runners from S.A. – 5 Ladies and 3 Men.   Ronelle Botha (55) will be competing in her first world champs, and is a seasoned provincial cross country athlete (CGMA) who has competed in 3 S.A. Cross Country Champs.   Frances van Blerk (60) a seasoned road (and Ladies Comrades winner in 1992) and cross country runner from GN, has competed in numerous World Champs and has medalled in the cross country and road events. We wish all our athletes competing tomorrow in the first round

READY, STEADY, GO !!!!!!!!!! WORLD MASTERS ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS ARE ABOUT TO HAVE A LIFT OFF !!!

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COUNTDOWN TO WORLD MASTERS ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS - MALAGA, SPAIN ONE DAY TO GO ! MORE THAN 8000 MASTERS ATHLETES FROM MORE THAN 90 COUNTRIES HAVE CONVERGED ON MALAGA, SPAIN FROM TOMORROW 4 TH UNTIL 16 TH SEPTEMBER 2018 SOUTH AFRICA'S CONTINGENT COMPRISES 87 ATHLETES OF AGE GROUPS 35 - 80 PLUS YEARS OLD IN ALL DISCIPLINES FROM SPRINTS, TRACK MIDDLE DISTANCES AND LONG DISTANCES TO ROAD RUNNING (10K AND HALF MARATHON), TRACK AND ROAD WALK, JUMPS AND THROWS, HEPTATHLON AND DECATHLON. PLEASE FOLLOW THE RESULTS OF OUR SUPER STARS ON WWW.MALAGA2018.COM On 4 & 5 September 2018,   6 of our masters will be competing in the gruelling decathlon and heptathlon events.   We wish these courageous athletes everything of the best. PLEASE FOLLOW THE RESULTS OF OUR SUPER STARS ON WWW.MALAGA2018.COM Decathlon Norman Hough  (70-74) Philip Rudd  (60-64) Anthonie Scheepers  (50-54) Smit van Zyl (40 -44) Heptathlon Stephanie Claassen         (65-69) Ida-Marie Strydom  (

COUNTDOWN TO WORLD MASTERS ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS - MALAGA, SPAIN

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COUNTDOWN TO WORLD MASTERS ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS - MALAGA, SPAIN ONE DAY TO GO ! MORE THAN 8000 MASTERS ATHLETES FROM MORE THAN 90 COUNTRIES HAVE CONVERGED ON MALAGA, SPAIN FROM TOMORROW 4 TH UNTIL 16 TH SEPTEMBER 2018 SOUTH AFRICA'S CONTINGENT COMPRISES 87 ATHLETES OF AGE GROUPS 35 - 80 PLUS YEARS OLD IN ALL DISCIPLINES FROM SPRINTS, TRACK MIDDLE DISTANCES AND LONG DISTANCES TO ROAD RUNNING (10K AND HALF MARATHON), TRACK AND ROAD WALK, JUMPS AND THROWS, HEPTATHLON AND DECATHLON. PLEASE FOLLOW THE RESULTS OF OUR SUPER STARS ON WWW.MALAGA2018.COM On 4 & 5 September 2018,   6 of our masters will be competing in the gruelling decathlon and heptathlon events.   We wish these courageous athletes everything of the best. PLEASE FOLLOW THE RESULTS OF OUR SUPER STARS ON WWW.MALAGA2018.COM Decathlon Norman Hough  (70-74) Philip Rudd  (60-64) Anthonie Scheepers  (50-54) Smit van Zyl (40 -44) Heptathlon Stephanie Claassen         (65-69) Ida-Marie S

MASTERS ON THE MOVE TO MALAGA, SPAIN - 4 - 16 SEPTEMBER 2018

44 DAYS TO GO TO THE BIGGEST SHOW ON EARTH IN MASTERS ATHLETICS - WORLD MASTERS ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS - MALAGA, SPAIN 4 - 16 SEPTEMBER 2018 https://world-masters-athletics.com/news/masters-shining-on-the-world-stage/

MORE MASTERS ON THE MOVE FROM NAMIBIA - BLOEMFONTEIN - MALAGA

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FIRST STOP BLOEMFONTEIN FOR THE S.A. MASTERS ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS THURS 26 - SATURDAY 28TH APRIL 2018 Free State Masters are the host province for the Masters National Championships and are expecting  FIREWORKS  this weekend. Of the almost 500 entries received from the 9 provinces, the statistics show that this will be one of the most highly rated championships ever to be held in the more than 40 years of Masters Athletics in South Africa.   We welcome our neighbours from Namibia - Nelia Landsberg and Errolice Tjipura in the sprints and jumps.   Jumpers, sprinters, throwers, walkers, vaulters will be out to impress and achieve, with their focus on the World Masters Athletics Championships in Malaga, Spain during September. The depth in each event and the calibre of athlete is higher than ever before and bodes well for masters athletics going forward, considering the  30 S.A. and 3 World Record holders competing: Current SA Recordholders : 1.         Monty Hacke

OLYMPIAN GREATS COMPETE IN MASTERS ATHLETICS, SOUTH AFRICA

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IT WAS GREAT TO SEE 3 Olympian Greats, Shaun Bownes (47), Willem Coertzen (35) and Burger Lambrechts (45) who graced the track and field with their performances at the Central Gauteng Masters Championships in Germiston last Saturday. Although in participating in two different age groups in the 110m hurdles, Shaun (45-49) ran 14,51 and Willem (35-39) ran 13,92 respectively which now places them both 1st on the World Masters Rankings for 2018 in their age groups. Although they ran in the same race, and the hurdle specs are the same, the age difference is what counts in the end. Shaun also raced in the 100m flat winning his age group with a time of 11.56. Age Grps  Hurdle Height    Steps to 1st hurdle         Steps Betw hurdles     Dist to finish 30-49           0.991m               13.72m                              9.14m                         14.02m Willem, Olympic Decathlete retired last year, but we hope to see him and Shaun and Burger at more masters meet

STAR STUDDED ENTRIES FOR CENTRAL GAUTENG MASTERS ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS

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BLAST FROM THE PAST MASTERS ATHLETES TO COMPETE ON SATURDAY 7 APRIL 2018 WILL BE OUT IN FULL FORCE AT THE CENTRAL GAUTENG MASTERS ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS, GERMISTON Burger Lambrechts celebrated his 45th birthday today and is set to top the World Masters Ranking List in the Shotput on Saturday.   He currently ranks 1st in the Mens 40-44 age group with a throw of 18.67m achieved on 15 March 2018 at the South African Senior Championships https://www.facebook.com/burger.lambrechts.1/videos/10211013012021964/?q=burger%20lambrechts%20sr Shaun Bownes (47) will be out in force for a PB in the 110m hurdles for Men 45-49. He will also be competing in the 100m COMMONWEALTH CHAMPION IN 2002 IN THE 110M HURDLES WORLD MASTERS INDOOR CHAMPION (2014) Winnie de Winnar (50) double silver medallist at the World Masters Championships in 2013 in Brazil will be competing in the 100, 200 and 400. Donovan Wright (50), Comrades Winner of 1996 will be competing in the Mens 8

MASTERS ATHLETES IN TOP FORM

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Masters Athletics - RSA  shared  Central Gauteng Masters Athletics 's  post . March 3 at 10:42pm  ·  MASTERS ATHLETES IN TOP FORM AT CGA SENIOR PROVINCIAL CHAMPS 2018 9 MASTERS ATHLETES OF ALL AGES WERE IN TOP FORM AT THE 2018 CENTRAL GAUTENG SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS, WINNING TOTAL OF 6 MEDALS AT THE 2 GOLDS, 2 SILVERS, 2 BRONZE . TWO OF OUR LADIES, MARIETTE BOTHA (34 and mother of 3 !) WON THE LADIES TITLE IN THE HIGH JUMP WITH A HEIGHT OF 1.70m. She followed this up at the first Grand Prix meeting on 1 March when she took the bronze in the same height. The 30-34 S.A. age group ... See More cgma | , | Central Gauteng Masters Athletics cgma | , | Central Gauteng Masters Athletics cgma | , | Central Gauteng Masters Athletics See more at  CENTRALGAUTENGMASTERSATHLETICS.CO.ZA

SOUTH AFRICAN MASTERS OFF TO A FLYING START !

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Masters Athletics - RSA  shared  Central Gauteng Masters Athletics 's  event . February 27 at 9:31pm  ·  APR 7 Interested Central Gauteng Masters Athletics Championships Sat  7 AM  ·  Germiston Stadium  ·  Germiston Juan ,  Hendrik  and 19 friends CENTRAL GAUTENG MASTERS ATHLETICS ARE GEARING UP FOR THEIR ANNUAL PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS ON SATURDAY 7 APRIL 2018 AT THE GERMISTON TRACK STARTING AT 07H00. SOME OF THE SPRINTERS FROM LAST YEAR CAN'T WAIT FOR THE CHALLENGE 😃 😄 😅  ABOUT 250 ATHLETES FROM THE HOST PROVINCE AND NEIGHBOURING PROVINCES - GAUTENG NORTH, CENTRAL NORTH WEST, NORTH WEST NORTH, VAAL TRIANGLE, AND AS FAR AFIELD AS FREE STATE AND KZN ARE EXPECTED. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED TO PARTICIPATE, PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE centralgautengmastersathletics.co.za for information and on-line entries, or email us to centralgautengmasters@gmail.com