Boxer Athletics Club’s Diana Lebo Phalula ran to victory claiming gold at the Central Gauteng Athletics Championships at Kagiso Sports Complex on Saturday, 9 January 2021.
The annual Cross Country Championships were given the greenlight by authorities to take place under strict Covid-19 regulations and protocols, adhering to the national Level 3 Lockdown rules.
On race day, Phalula crossed the finish line in a time of 37:28 ahead of Cacisile Sosibo (37:37) and her twin sister, Lebogang, in third (38:15), in the 10km race.
So grateful to be given an opportunity to line up on a start line again at CGA cross country champs! 🤩 but forgot how tough and hot cross country can get 🥵🔥
Had an amazing first race in my @MR_RunningClub kit!🤩 Very happy with a 4th place with a tough line up!☺️👏🏼 pic.twitter.com/RIrBqJF8xw
— Cian Oldknow (@cianoldknow) January 9, 2021
Cash prizes were awarded to the top five runners, with the fastest finisher earning R1,000.
In the Junior stakes, Gene Coetzee finished first ahead of Sarah Copeland and Ntokozo Gumede.
Photo 1 Caption: The top three ladies at CGA Cross Country Champs are (from left) Lebogang Phalula Luthuli (finishing in third), gold medal winner Diana Lebo Phalula (middle) and second-placed Cacisile Sosibo (right). Photo: Supplied
Photo 2 Caption: Ntokozo Gumede (left), Gene Coetzee (middle), Sarah Copeland (right) were the CGA Cross Country Championship Junior division medalist finishers. Photo: Supplied
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