SPLASH Western Province’s Luthabo Mpongwana (2191), from Khayelitsha hits the water during the boys’ under-19 3000m steeplechase finals, at Saturday’s ASA national junior championships, at Green Point Stadium.
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Pictured are some of the movers and shakers at the weekend’s Athletics South Africa (ASA) Junior championships and last week’s Western Cape championships, at Green Point Stadium.
POISED: Western Province's Michaela Spocter eyes the height of bar girls’ under-18 high jump finals, at Saturday’s ASA national junior championships, at Green Point Stadium.
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PACE: Western Province's Siyamthanda Dywili takes an early lead in the boys' under-18 2000m steeplechase event, at Saturday's Junior national championships, at Green Point
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SPEEDSTERS: WP's Kyle Zinn and Central Gauteng's Neo Modibe battle for first and second place in the men's under-23 100m final. Zinn clocked 10.23 sec into a headwind to claim gold.
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CLEAR: WP's Michaela Spocter clears the bar in the girls under-18 high jump finals, at Saturday's ASA Junior championships
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LARGE AND IN CHARGE WP speedster Naeem Jack, 17, pictured here during the Western Cape championships, at UWC, a fortnight ago, was in fine form at the weekend’s ASA national junior championships, at Green Point Stadium, setting a new record in the men’s under-20 110m hurdles event.
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WINNER: Newly-crowned Western Cape boys’ under-19 3 000m steeplechase champion, Luthabo Mpongwana, from Makhaza, in Khayelitsha, takes the win in record-breaking fashion at last Saturday’s high school’s championships, at Green Point Stadium.
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FRONT RUNNER": Western Province teammates Marcelino Booysen and Luthabo Mpongwana in the lead during boys’ under-19 3 000m steeplechase event at last Saturday’s high school’s championships, at Green Point Stadium.
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CLOCKED: Western Cape boys’ under-19 3 000m champion Luthabo Mpongwana after stopping the clock on 9min17sec, shaving off three seconds from the previous record which stood at 9min20sec.
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COMPETITIVE: The boys under-20 men's 2000 steeplechase event a fiercely competitive affair at Saturday's Junior championships
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RAISE THE BAR: Western Province’s Jordan Spolander clears the bar in the girls’ under-18 high jump finals, at Saturday’s ASA national junior championships, at Green Point Stadium.
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FIRE STARTER: Western Province's Jesse Nel on her way to crossing the finish line first in the girls' under-16 800m final. Jesse led right from the start, finishing in 2min08sec.
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DRAMA: HIgh drama in the girls' under-18 2000m steeplechase, WP's Selmarie Erasmus emerging from the water pit after taking a serious fall at the second last barrier. A visibly distressed Selmarie, who was leading at the time and looked set to clinch gold, clawed her way back into the race, climbing over the final barrier to take bronze.
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CALM BEFORE THE STORM: Selmarie Erasmus takes an early lead in the girls'under-18 2000m steeplechase to position herself in line for a gold medal. However, things took a turn for the worse when she took a serious fall on the final lap, ultimately finishing third.
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