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Hy is \u2018n oud-skoolhoof en SA Colleges-rugbyspeler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kemp stel hom dit ten doel om atletiek, wat tradisioneel die gewildste skolesport in Worcester en die omgewing was, weer tot sy reg te laat kom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die Olimpiese atleet Rogail Joseph, tesame met <a href=\"https:\/\/bolandathletics.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Boland Atletiek<\/a> se Brandon du Plessis, Shaheed Isaacs, Jaco du Toit, Tariq Klink en die nasionale afrigter, Rodney Booysen, was deel van die program. 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