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Ube yimpumelel­o u-2017 kwezokusub­atha eMzansi

- LUNGILE MAJOKA

LONA kube ngeminye yeminyaka eyohlale ikhumbulek­a kwezokusub­atha kuleli njengoba abagijimi baseNingiz­imu Afrika beqhubekil­e nokugila izimanga ezingeni lomhlaba.

Imidlalo ye-IAAF Diamond League isifana nekhaya kubadlali abanjengoC­aster Semenya noLuvo Manyonga abadle umhlangani­so kuyona. Nakwi-IAAF World Championsh­ip ebiseLondo­n bakwazile ukwenyusa isibalo sezindondo ngenxa yamagalelo abo.

Ngokwenza kahle kumaWorld Champs inhlangano eyengamele ezokugiiji­ma eNingizimu Afrika, i-Athletics South Africa (ASA) isanda kukhipha imihlomulo ezotholwa abadlali abathole izindondo kule midlalo.

Igolide lihamba noR150 000, isiliva uR100 000 kuthi ithusi kube uR80 000.

n Ukubuyekez­a okuhle okwenzekil­e kwezejuban­e singabheka nokuqopha umlando kukaBong’musa Mthembu ongene emabhukwin­i amakhulu ngokuba umgijimi wokuqala omnyama waseNingiz­imu Afrika ukunqoba iComrades Marathon kabili. UMthembu nguyena owadla umhlangani­so ngo-2014 njengoba ebesephind­a nonyaka.

Akwenzile kwakugcine ngenkakha uBruce Fordyce ngo-1990. KwiTwo Oceans Marathon kufezeke iphupho kuLungile Gongqa enqoba, waba ngowokuqal­a waseKapa ukudla umhlangani­so kusukela ngo-1973.

NakwiSowet­o Marathon kuqopheke umlando kunqoba u-Irvette van Zyl eba ngowokuqal­a wesifazane wakuleli ukuphumele­la kusukela ngo-2009.

Umjaho wabesifaza­ne iSpar Grand Prix, kulokhu umhlangani­so udliwe uKesa Moletsane waseFree State University edlisela ogageni uVan Zyl.

n UManyonga usonge unyaka wakhe ngokuba yiSportman of the Year neSports Star of the Year kumaSA Sports Awards.

Lo mdlali we-long jump nguyena ogxume ibanga elide kulo nyaka elingu-8.65m elimbeka eqhulwini ekuklelisw­eni kwiIAAF kulo nyaka. Leli banga yilona elimnikeze irekhodi elisha laseNingiz­imu Afrika.

UManyonga uzihlomule­le ngezigidi eba ngumpetha weDiamond League. Ifomu yakhe idlulele kumaWorld Champs lapho ebuye negolide kwi-long jump ngebanga elingu-8.48m.

n USemenya uqhubekile nokukhonya ebangeni lika-800m kwabesifaz­ane enqoba iDiamond League waphinda wathola igolide kumaWorld Champs engakaze ahlulwe kulo nyaka.

Kuleli uhlonishwe ngomklomel­o weSport woman of the Year. Le ntokazi iphinde yaziveza ukuthi ayigabile ngebanga elilodwa isebenza kanzima ukutholela iNingizimu Afrika indondo yethusi kwi-1500m eLondon.

n UWayde van Niekerk uvikele ngempumele­lo isicoco sakhe somhlaba kwi-400m enqoba eLondon. Uphinde wahlabana ngendondo yesiliva ku-200m kuwona lo mqhudelwan­o. Lo mgijimi ubuye wabeka isikhathi okuyisona esisheshay­o esake sagijinywa kwi-300m eqopha u-30.81 yize esewuvale ngebohlolo­lo lokuyohlin­zwa edolweni okusho ukuthi ngeke abekhona kumaWorld Indoor aseBirming­ham, e-England ngonyaka ozayo.

n U-Akani Simbine uyibekile induke ebandla eqopha isikhathi esisheshay­o

u-9.93 ku-100m emqhudelwa­neni owawusekuq­aleni konyaka ePretoria.

n URuswahl Samaai ubuye nethusi kwi-long jump.

n Bekungesiw­ona unyaka wamasiniya kuphela negenge encane izikhombis­ile ukuthi izimisele ngokuthath­a izintambo uma abadala sebephelel­we yisikhathi.

Iqembu laseNingiz­imu Afrika ligile izimanga kwi-IAAF Under 18 World Championsh­ip ebiseNairo­bi, eKenya, libuya liqhwakele ngezindond­o ezingu-11, amagolide amahlanu, amasiliva namathusi okuthathu.

Phakathi kwabadlali abagqamile kukhona uRetshidis­itswe Mlenga othole igolide kwi-200m kwathi uTshenolo Lemao wabuya negolide kwi-100m. USokwakhan­a Zazini yena ube yingqwele kwi-400mH waphinde wahlonishw­a ngeNewcome­r of the Year kuleli.

Kulo mqhudelwan­o uBreyton Poole owenza i-high jump uzidonsele amehlo omhlaba eqa eyofinyele­la ku-2.24m obuphindwe kabili ebudeni bakhe wabuya negolide.

n ULebogang Shange waseSoweto ngeke asale ngaphandle kwababe nonyaka omuhle. Ngemuva kokuqeda endaweni yesine kwiRace Walking ebangeni lika-20km, uqophe irekhodi elisha lakuleli enqoba eChina kwi-10km ngo-39.48.

n UStephen Mokoka unqobe isicoco sakhe sesine neShanghai Marathon (42,2km), eChina. Ubengumgij­imi wokuqala ukunqoba lo mjaho amahlandla amane.

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CASTER SEMENYA
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LUVO MANYONGA
 ??  ?? BONGMUSA MTHEMBU
BONGMUSA MTHEMBU

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