The win keeps alive City’s slim hopes of taking the Premier Soccer League but is a real hammer blow for Chippa who stay second from bottom and starring at the stark possibility of relegation.
In finals action on the penultimate day of the national showpiece, Caster Semenya easily added the 1,500m crown to her 5,000m title and Ryan Mphahlele delivered a storming final lap to claim victory in the men’s 1500m.
But the longest-standing dynasty in SA athletics, belonging to 45-year-old hammer-thrower Chris Harmse, was finally ended after 23 years as by 23-year-old Tshepang Makhete triumphed by a margin of 55cm. Defending champion Luxolo Adams got disqualified for a false start in the semifinals, and Clarence Munyai, holder of 19.69sec 200m SA record and the fastest of the morning heats with an easy 20.77, pulled out before the semifinals as a precaution to protect a tight hamstring tendon. “Even with the top guys that are out, the guys that are still in can put up a good fight for themselves and make us run faster so I’m really keen to see what the guys have in store for me tomorrow.
But experience-wise the man he’ll be watching is 2015 world championship bronze medallist Anaso Jobodwana, winner of the slowest semifinal in 21.17.
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