Lubhalwe nguThathe Msimango
Abasubathi abahamba phambili babuthane e-Gqeberha emqhudelwaneni kazwelonke ozobe ukule mpelasonto.
I-National Athletic Championships e-Gqeberha izokhangisa ngeziqhumane kulo mqhudelwano obhekwe ngabomvu.
Umpetha wakuleli we-half-marathon uMelikhaya Frans uyazethemba ngamalungiselelo akhe njengoba ehlose ukuvikela isicoco sakhe ebangeni lika-21km.
UFrans ongomunye wezintandokazi uhambisana nabasubathi abaziwayo abafana noStephen Mokoka, uPrecious Mashele ophethe irekhodi lakuleli lika-10km kanye noThabang Mosiako owayengumpetha emjahweni ka-5,000m.
Umjaho ozobe use-Gqeberha Summerstrand Beach unikeza umzila oyisicaba odinga umjaho osheshayo.
“Amalungiselelo ami abehamba kahle,” kusho uFrans owine isicoco ngesikhathi esingu-1:01:19 ophethe irekhodi lesizwe lika-30km.
“Ngilulandele ngenkuthalo uhlelo lomjaho futhi ngibone intuthuko enkulu ekuziqeqesheni kwami.
UFrans uyazethemba ukuthi angasivikela isicoco sakhe. Njengoba esekhaya uzimisele ngokungaphoxi abalandeli bakhe bakuleli futhi uzimisele ngokuzinikela ukuze aphume phambili.
UMashele ubuyela edolobheni elinomoya ngemuva kokugijima kwakhe emjahweni ka-10km ngesikhathi esingu-27:35 ngoMbasa. Ulindele umjaho osheshayo nabasubathi abakhombise ukuthuthuka okubonakalayo unyaka wonke.
UMashele uhlela ukunamathela eqenjini elihamba phambili kusukela ekuqaleni kanti uhlose ukuhlasela ngasekugcineni njengoba egcizelela ukubaluleka kokungavumeli izimbangi zakhe ukuthi ziwine.
Kulindeleke ukuthi umjaho wabesifazane ushube kakhulu. UGlenrose Xaba ongumpetha wakuleli ka-10 000m uzobhekana nomqhudelwano onzima oqhamuka kuKesa Molotsane, uCacisile Sosibo kanye no-Annie Bothma.
Esithombeni esingenhla: UMelikhaya Frans ongumpetha wakuleli oyintandokazi kulo mqhudelwano
Umthombo wesithombe: Sithunyelwe