SITHEMBISO MKHIZE
LIBUYE nenduku yombangandla iqembu laseNingizimu Afrika, emqhudelwaneni we-Athletics Cross-Country Championship, ngoMgqibelo ekuseni.
Abasubathi bakuleli kabalibonanga elidlalayo izolo kumaWorld Athletics Cross-Country Championships, eBathurst, e-Austria.
Phakathi kwezigaba zemijaho ezinhlanu, elakuleli ebeliqhudelana kuzo alitholanga ngisho indondo eyodwa. Kukhonye iKenya ngeziyishumi, okuhlanganisa eziyisithupha zegolide, ezimbili zesiliva neziyisibalo esifanayo zethusi.
Isibili kube yi-Ethiopia ngeziyishumi kanti okwenze yalala kule ndawo, wukuthi ithole ezimbili zegolide, zaba yisikhombisa ezesiliva neyodwa yethusi.
I-Uganda ihlabane ngezine, eyodwa yegolide nezintathu zethusi.
Amaqembu azamile akuleli elemixed relay, nelabesilisa lika-Under 20. Kwale kancane athole eyethusi. Elemixed relay lisonge kweyesine ngesiwu-23:59.
Belakhiwe uMafori Mphahlele, Prudence Sekgodiso, Tshepo Tshite noCaster Semenya. Umhlanganiso udliwe yiKenya (23:14), isibili kwaba yi-Ethiopia (23:21), isithathu sathathwa yi-Australia (23:26).
Uma sekuhlanganiswa izikhathi neqembu labesilisa lika-Under 20 nalo lisonge endaweni efanayo. Belakhiwe uJayde Rosslee olale eyesi-20 ngesiwu-26:22. UDino Nako ungena kweyesi-22 ngesiwu-26:35 kwathi uSibusiso Msibi waphuma kweyesi-36 ngesiwu-27:07
UMsawenkosi Mnisi usonge kweyesi-37 ngesiwu-27:07, uSiyabonga Xowana walala kweyesi-41 ngesiwu-27:09. UReatlegile Mosweu uphume kweyesi-63 ngesiwu-27:24.
Intambo ishaywe u-Ismael Kipkurui waseKenya (24:29), isibili kwaba uReynold Cheruiyot wasezweni elifanayo (24:30) kwase kwangena uBoki Diriba wase-Ethiopa (24:31).
Emjahweni wabesifazane omkhulu webanga lika-10km, intambo ishaywe uBeatrice Chebet waseKenya (33:48), isibili kwaba uTsigie Gebreselama wase-Ethiopia (33:56) kwase kweyesithathu kwangena u-Agnes Ngetich wakhona eKenya (34:00).
Kwabakuleli, uCian Oldknow ulale eyesi-37 ngesiwu-36:02 kwathi uKyla Jacobs waqeda kweyesi-37 ngesiwu-36:49. U-Aynslee van Graan ulale kweyesi-38 ngesiwu-36:59. UGlenrose Xaba wenze isikhathi esiwu-37:08 elala kweyesi-42 kwathi uKesa Molotsane wasonga kweyesi-48 ngesiwu-37:37. Intokazi yaseKilmon, KwaZulu-Natal,uCacisile Sosibo, iqede kweyesi-59 (39:25).
Kwabesilisa kukhonye uJacob Kiplimo wase-Uganda (29:17), isibili sathathwa uBerihu Aregawi wase-Ethiopia (29:26). Kweyesithathu kungene uJoshua Cheptegei wase-Uganda (29:37).
Kwabakuleli, uPrecious Mashele ube ngowokuqala ukufika esiphethweni. Ulale eyesi-16 ngesiwu-30:44. UMaxime Chaumeton ungene kweyesi-27 ngesiwu-31:18 kwathi uMbuleli Mathanga waKwaZulu-Natal walala kweyesi-37 ngesiwu-31:53. U-Elroy Gelant wenze esingu-31:54 elala eyesi-38. UCollen Mulaudzi ungene kweyesi-50 ngesiwu-32:26, kwathi uMathews Leeto wangena kweyesi-59 ngesikhathi esiwu-32:44.
Ngokwezikhathi u-Under 20 wabesifazane wakuleli ugcine ulale kweyesishiyagalombili. Kukhonye uSenayet Getachew wase-Ethiopia (20:53), kwathi uMedina Eisa wakubo wangena kweyesibili (21:00), uPamela Kosgei waseKenya, uqede kweyesithathu ngesiwu-21:01. Ezintokazini zakuleli, efike kuqala esiphethweni nguLi-Mari Dekker elala ka-32 ngesikhathi esiwu-23:51.