KZN win 20 medals in Stellenbosch
Some exceptional performances from the ‘future athletes' brought 3 gold, 6 silver and 11 bronze medals back to our province.
The full list of medal winners is:
Gold: Lushano Smith (800m), Anthony Mwanga (triple jump) and Jenet Dlamini (10 000m).
Silver: Conradie Bianca (discus), Zelda Schultz (10000m walk), Alu Mbewana (triple jump), Ngubeni Nkululeko (400m) and sub-youth girls medley relay team (Amanda Sithole, Seo Bophelo, Du Pleesis Kelishia and Anele Blake).
Bronze: Hlophe Fezile (5000m), Zoe Engler (400m), Sharnice Marnice x2 (100m, 200m), Slindile Dlamini (10 000m) Sokhela Ndumiso (10 000m) Uys Brittany (high jump), Sub youth 4x100m relay (Mthembu Mbongeni, Ndebele Andiswa, Ngcobo Thubelihle, Mdumbe Sphelele), Youth boys medley relay (Madlala Bongumusa, Nene Zakithi, Trollip Dwayne and Seetal Keaton), Junior men 4x400m (Khutso Thobejane, Zulu Nhlakanipho, Thabo Mkhwanazi and Sonwabiso Skhosana), u/23 4x400m (Sandile Dlamini, Mhlongo Linda, Mantanga Loyiso, Ngubeni Nkululeko).
Elsewhere, Diana Lebo Phaula won the first leg of the Spar Ladies Challenge held in Cape Town in 33:02 - leaving Hunduma Gemeda 40 metres adrift in second and Nolene Conrad third in 33:28.
Jenna Challenor was the best of the KZN athletes finishing tenth in 34:40, with Janene Carey second in the 40-49 age group.
More than 22 000 runners took part in the10km Challenge and the 5km Fun Run on a hot and sunny day with very little wind.
Significant growth was seen in the cross country action hosted by Savages at the Westridge Stadium on Saturday where the numbers have increased from 197 to 304 over the past year.
South African Olympic triathlete, Gill Sanders, won the ladies race in a time of 33 minutes 39 seconds for the 8km distance. Sanders, who was brought up in Pietermaritzburg and is based in London, opened a substantial lead of two minutes over Patricia Bahlmann. Nokuthula Ntshangase completed the podium a further four minutes adrift.
Malwande Hlongwe was the best of the men taking the honours in 41 minutes 31 seconds, ahead of Anele Dlamini from the Phuma club.
Nduku Mdakane was third over the six laps of the tough and technical two-kilometre course in 43:50.
Of particular interest was the ever-increasing group from Inanda Qadi who are achieving great strides in the development of the sport around Inanda and Kwa-Mashu.
(File Photo:Gallo Images)
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