TRACK and field is more than winning medals and accolades, but rather a journey to success for one of South Africa’s top female junior athletes.
The young track star’s time was the fastest by a junior female athlete in SA this year and second fastest in the SA senior women’s section.The Pretoria resident said: “It was very unexpected. I am extremely excited and overwhelmed about the possibilities. The assistance World Wide Scholarships has given me in exploring these scholarships has been amazing. They have arranged for me to talk to some of the world’s best coaches and just being part of such an experience has been fantastic.
Last year, the versatile athlete finished in second place in the Girls U20 100m hurdles and 200m sprint events at the Confederation of African Athletics African Youth and Junior Championships in Ivory Coast. In December 2018, she ran a personal best of 23.90 seconds to claim the gold medal in the 200m sprint and walked away with a gold in the 100m hurdles at the African Union Sports Council Region 5 U20 Games in Botswana.