{"id":297651,"date":"2026-02-27T15:01:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T13:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnuus\/blink-toekoms-wink-vir-bloemfonteinse-hekkies-atleet\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T21:49:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T19:49:00","slug":"blink-toekoms-wink-vir-bloemfonteinse-hekkies-atleet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/blink-toekoms-wink-vir-bloemfonteinse-hekkies-atleet\/","title":{"rendered":"Blink toekoms wink vir Bloemfonteinse hekkies-atleet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>BLOEMFONTEIN &#8211;<\/strong> Daar wag &#8216;n opwindende jaar vir &#8216;n Bloemfonteinse hekkiesatleet wat verlede week die vinnigste tyd vanjaar in die 110m-hekkies (o.20) gehardloop het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jayden Parkin (18), &#8216;n hekkiesatleet van die Ho\u00ebrskool Sentraal, het by die Mangaung\/Xhariep-atleteiekbyeenkoms op 21 Februarie in die Vrystaat-stadion &#8216;n tyd van 13.60 behaal. Australi\u00ebr Harrison Purcell het verlede jaar die item in 13.68 afgel\u00ea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die Vrystaat-atletiekstadion het nie internasionale akkreditasie nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"297653\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/blink-toekoms-wink-vir-bloemfonteinse-hekkies-atleet\/jayden-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Jayden-1.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1078,1348\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Jayden 1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Jayden-1-819x1024.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Jayden-1-819x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Jayden Parkin van die Ho\u00ebrskool Sentraal is een van die vinnigste hekkiesatlete in Suid-Afrika. FOTO's Verskaf\" class=\"wp-image-297653\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Jayden-1-819x1024.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Jayden-1-240x300.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Jayden-1-768x960.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Jayden-1.jpeg 1078w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jayden Parkin van die Ho\u00ebrskool Sentraal is een van die vinnigste hekkiesatlete in Suid-Afrika. FOTO&#8217;s Verskaf<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Die stadion het op 31 Desember 2023 sy internasional akkreditasie verloor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lees berig van 19 Augustus: <a href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/vrystaat-atletiekstadion-gesluit-weens-strukturele-probleme-geen-byeenkomste-moontlik\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/vrystaat-atletiekstadion-gesluit-weens-strukturele-probleme-geen-byeenkomste-moontlik\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vrystaat-atletiekstadion gesluit weens strukturele probleme \u2013 geen byeenkomste moontlik<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hy sal dus weer vanjaar op &#8216;n geakkrediteerde baan die kwalifiserende tyd van 14.05 moet hardloop om in aanmerking te kom vir die o.20-w\u00eareldatletiekkampioenskap wat in Augustus in Oregon, Amerika, plaasvind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jaden het ook Saterdag die streeksbyeenkoms se tyd van 13.82 verbeter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hy het ook aan die 100m deelgeneem waar hy &#8216;n tweede plek behaal het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jayden hoewel die Vrystaatse atletiekbaan nie nou internasionale akkreditasie het nie, bly dit vir hom een van die lekkerste bane om op deel te neem. &#8220;Dit is &#8216;n lekker tartanbaan en daar is goeie oefenplek voor byeenkomste.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die atleet neem al sedert gr. 4 aan hekkies deel. 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