Newsletter #04                          NBRC – Vanderbijlpark              April 2020

“Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. It has the power to unite people in a way that little else does.” A famous saying by Nelson Mandela.

Although we are in a period of “lockdown” and no activity, I’ve decided to send out this newsletter with some positive news from our club and our members. We as management really hope that all our members keep themselves safe and healthy. It is a difficult time for all of us but we must remember that our health is more important at this stage than anything else. We urge you all to adhere to all regulations even if it is tough. This difficult time will pass eventually and we will be able to resume our normal living.  

FUN RUN SERIES 1 – 2020

We were fortunate to conclude our first series for 2020 on the 13^th of March 2020 before the Corona virus disrupted all sport events. We had a very successful series and all participants enjoyed it very much. There were five events, started on the 17^th of January 2020 attracting 2,996 entrants in total. We want to thank everyone who offered help during the series and a special thank to the following people helping us making it such an success:

• John Dory’s with manning the water point and table at the finish
• Pieter Olen as announcer
• The marshals on the route
• All members who planned the series, the set up of all the events, helping with the entries and the finish and the cleaning afterwards
• Johann Valentin for leading all events in the series with his motorcycle
• The car guards

Here are some of the pictures of the events to reflect back on this very successful series

ATHLETICS VAAL TRIANGLE AWARDS CEREMONY

Athletics Vaal Triangle held an awards ceremony on the 11^th of March 2020 for achievements of athletes on national level in 2019. We as Nedbank Vanderbijlpark can be very proud of our athletes as we dominated the ceremony with most athletes who received the awards came from our club. The following athletes from our club received an “Certificate of Excellence” award and we want to congratulate you as the athlete, your coaches and your loved ones with these achievements;

Cross Country – ASA championship Pretoria

• Selna van As – Certificate of merit for Gold medal girls u/11
• Adriaan Bekker – Certificate of merit for Gold medal boys u/12
• Jason Bowers – Certificate of merit for Gold medal boys u/16
• Peter Mothubi – Certificate of merit for Silver medal age group 35 – 39
• Sune Snyman - Certificate of merit for Bronze medal Team prize girls u/14
• Johanne Valentin – Certificate of merit for Bronze medal Team prize girls u/14
• Mieke Smit – Certificate of merit for Bronze medal Team prize girls u/14
• Marli Dimond – Certificate of merit for Bronze medal Team prize girls u/13

Track and Field – SA Youth & Junior ASA Championship Paarl

• Welre Olivier – Certificate of merit for Gold medal in Triple Jump
• Chris van Niekerk – Certificate of merit for Gold medal in Shot Put and Bronze medal in Discus
• Eric Pieterse – Certificate of merit for Silver medal in Triple Jump
• Marione Fourie – Certificate of merit for Silver medal in 100 meter Hurdles
• Juanita de Necker – Certificate of merit for Silver medal in Discuss and Bronze medal in Shot Put
• Jason Bowers – Certificate of merit for Silver medal in 3000 meters
• Divan Grobler – Certificate of merit for Silver medal in Decathlon
• Eric Wenhold – Certificate of merit for Silver medal in High Jump

Road Running

• Peter Mothubi – Certificate of merit for Gold medal in ASA 10 km Championship in Middelburg age group 35-39 (SAMA). Gold medal in ASA marathon championship in Cape Town age group 35-39 (SAMA). Gold medal in ASA 21.1 km championship in Port Elizabeth age group 35-39 (SAMA)
• Jason Bowers – Certificate of merit for Silver medal in ASA 10 km championship in Middelburg for Junior men (ASA)
• Joseph Dzhuva – Certificate of merit for Silver medal in ASA 10 km championship in Middelburg age group 60-64 (SAMA). Silver medal in ASA 21.1 km championship in Port Elizabeth age group 60-64(SAMA) and silver age group 60-69 (ASA). Silver medal in ASA marathon championship in Cape Town age group 60-64 (SAMA) and Silver age group 60-69 (ASA)

\Masters Athletics – SAMA championships in Oudtshoorn

• Snyman Prinsloo – Certificate of merit for Bronze medal in age group 30-34 and medal standard met
• Elmarie Walters – Certificate of merit for Gold medal in 200 meter and Silver medal in 100 meter in age group 35-39 and National standard met
• Mariska Prinsloo – Certificate of merit for Silver medal in Long Jump age group 30-34 and medal standards met

Sports Person of the year

Chris van Niekerk – CAA(Southern Region) Gold medal in Discuss and Silver medal in Shot Put

Till next time KEEP SAFE AND HEALTHY

Yours in Running