Central Gauteng Athletics hosted the 7th league of the 2024 Cross Country season on Saturday, 20 July 2024 at Germiston Soccer Club in collaboration with Cool Running Athletics Club.
Another exciting league filled with great competition was witnessed on Saturday with over 1500 athletes taking part at the event which has increased from the previous leagues as we get closer to the end of the season.
One of the highlights of the day was the Senior Men 4km event which saw Kabelo Mulaudzi of Boxer clocking 10:48 to claim the 1st position together with his teammate Chris Mhlanga secured the second position clocking 10:52. The third position went to Boikanyo Motlhamme of UJ in the time of 11:14. The Senior Women 4km category was dominated by Sisanda Dumisa of UJ to cross the finish line first in the time of 13:57 with Samantha Coetzer of Nedbank finishing second clocking 14:14 and Channen Long of Pirates settled for third position in the time of 15:16.
The head-to-head battle in the 10km open man race kept spectators on their feet as Kabelo Melamu of Boxer conquered the first-time venue in Germiston to claim the gold position in the time of 28:17. Bennet Seloyi of Waterfall City settling for the silver position in the time of 28:36. The bronze position went to Ntsindiso Mphakathi of Entsika who crossed the finish line in the time of 29:07.
The 4km Sub Veteran women event was another showstopper of the day as we witnessed a lot of competition amongst athletes participating in the event. Cornelia Joubert of Boxer coming back to Cross Country to dominate the race clocking 14:20, as she posed signs of great fitness which will definitely secure a medal for Team CGA at the ASA championships. Maria Shai of Boxer claimed the second position in the time of 14:33 with Kefilwe Molefe of Colossus taking the 3rd position in the time of 15:57.
With only 1 league remaining for the 2024 Cross Country season the focus will now shift to the 2024 CGA Championships taking place on the 17th of August 2024. Athletes will be fighting for the top 4 spot in order to be considered in the Provincial team to National Championships which will be held on the 07 September 2024. Athletes are reminded they have to run at least 4 out of 8 leagues plus the CGA Championships to be considered for selection to represent the province.
All the programmes, entry links and previous results are available on the below link: https://cgacrosscountry.wixsite.com/home
Entries for the 8th league will open on Wednesday, 24 July 2024 and will close on Tuesday 30th July 2024.The entry link: https://cgacrosscountry.wixsite.com/home
Herewith please find the attached CGA Cross Country League 7 results.
Looking forward to seeing you on the 3rd of August 2024 at Delta Park.
