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Waterfall City News

RUNNING TO SUCCESS

Waterfall City Athletics Club wins 21 silver medals Comrades and would rather run a 5km,
10km or 21km race, and we have those
at this year’s Comrades Marathon. who enter the Comrades annually. We
also have a development arm of the
T he Waterfall City Athletics Club that was founded in 2018 by a group club. Here we focus on young children
was proudly represented at
doing track and cross-country events.
of runners who were training in and
this year’s Comrades Marathon
around Waterfall City and the Midrand
by a large team of seasoned
underprivileged children from the East
runners. Last year, the club entered area. These runners had been running “We have adopted a group of
together for some time, and later
207 runners and had 172 finishes. decided to form a club to cater for all Rand (Kwa-Thema) near Springs, which
runners in the area. falls under our umbrella, and we help
“This year, however, was the cherry develop and nurture their talents. It is our
on top,” smiles club chairman Mpho “Instead of running for other big clubs, way of giving back to the community. We
Makhado. “Our numbers were fantastic. we thought: ‘Let’s do our own thing so support them with food, running shoes
We had 288 entries; 272 qualified we can support each other better.’ So, and training kit. They are doing well,
as there were some injuries, and we registered the Waterfall City Athletics with some of the children representing
229 finished (192 men and 37 women). Club as we were training in the area. The Central Gauteng Athletics (CGA).”
For two years in a row, the club has been club has about 500 members, and it’s
amongst the 10 largest clubs in terms of growing,” explains Makhado. The Waterfall City Athletics Club also
Comrades Marathon participants. has an elite team of runners who go out
Waterfall City Athletics Club promotes there and compete professionally to win.
“The club also received 21 silver medals healthy living mainly in Waterfall City
this year,” he adds proudly. and the surrounding areas, he adds. Makhado explains: “This year, one of
our club’s former Elite team members,
Waterfall City Athletics Club (WCAC) “We cater for all runners. We have Givemore Mudzinganyama, won the
is a non-profit social running club those who have no ambition to do the Two Oceans Marathon. He has since

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