Die gemeenskap van Worcester het vandeesweek behoorlik hul asem opgehou toe hul nederige goue dogter, Rogail Joseph (24), hul harte laat swel het met haar uitstekende vertonings by die Olimpiese Spele. <\/p>\n
Sy het deurgedring na die halfeindronde van die 400m-hekkies vir vroue nadat sy Sondagoggend by die Stade de France in Parys \u2019n persoonlike beste tyd behaal het toe sy tweede in die tweede uitdunronde met \u2019n tyd van 54,56 sekondes ge\u00ebindig het.<\/p>\n
N\u00e1 haar uitsonderlike vertoning het die gemeenskap van Worcester die strate in gevaar om hul hekkies-uitblinker te vier.<\/p>\n
Die opwinding en trots wat Joseph se prestasie in haar tuisdorp ontlok het, is \u2019n bewys van haar toewyding en harde werk. Die gemeenskap het Dinsdagaand in spanning gewag om te sien hoe sy in die halfeindronde vaar, met die hoop dat sy hul harte weer met trots sal laat swel.<\/p>\n
En Dinsdagaand was die hele Worcester voor die kassie vasgenael om Rogail in die halfeindronde te ondersteun en almal het gejuig toe sy derde in haar vinnigste tyd nog \u2013 54,12 \u2013 ge\u00ebindig het. Sy het egter net-net nie vir die eindronde gekwalifiseer nie.<\/p>\n
Haar eertydse afrigter Rodney Booysen meen dis \u2019n groot eer dat sy aan die Olimpiese Spele deelneem. Hy het haar begin afrig toe sy dertien jaar oud was. Sy het ook vir \u2019n tyd onder die vaandel van Fit2Run gehardloop.<\/p>\n
\u201cEk en sy praat nog elke dag; veral nou. Haar senuwees is \u2019n bietjie gedaan, dus gee ek haar raad om haar te help kalmeer. Toe ek haar net begin afrig het, was sy \u2019n bietjie lui, maar oor die jare het sy meer en meer begin insit \u2013 veral nadat sy haar eerste SA kampioenskap in 2016 gewen het. Ek het destyds al die potensiaal in haar raakgesien. Ons het soggens 05:00 geoefen en dan weer 17:00 die middag,\u201d verduidelik die trotse Booysen.<\/p>\n
Joseph se ma, Ronel Mauries, meen sy het nie net haar ouers trots gemaak nie, maar ook die hele Worcester.<\/p>\n
\u201cSy het selfs ook die hele w\u00eareld trots gemaak. Ek is so trots op haar. Dat \u2019n kind van \u2019n agtergeblewe gebied sulke hoogtes kan bereik en dat sy in haar eerste jaar by die Spele so goed vaar, is ongelooflik. Ons senuwees was gedaan terwyl sy gehardloop het; daar was trane van blydskap en hartseer omdat sy dit nie verder gemaak het nie. Maar ek het vir die jeug ges\u00ea laat dit nou vir hulle wys dat jy wel bo jou omstandighede kan uitstyg.\u201d <\/p>\n
Benewens Rogail se vaardighede pronk nog sportlui uit die Breedevallei en Langeberg by die Spele. Die gebied word goed verteenwoordig by die 2024- Olimpiese Spele ook met Montagu se Ronald Brown en Worcester se Christie Grobbelaar, wat lid was van die Blitzbokke-span wat brons gewen het. Hierdie was Brown se tweede keer dat hy aan die Spele deelgeneem het.<\/p>\n
\u201cDit was vir seker een van die beste [Spele] nog. Ek kan dit glad nie vergelyk met \u2019n normale Doebai of Kaapstad-7\u2019s nie. Die stadion was ongelooflik, die rugby was van die beste en om daar te kon wees, was \u2019n voorreg. Ons het as nommer 12 in die toernooi gegaan. Mense en ander spanne het ons afgeskryf \u2013 sekerlik oor die donker dae wat ons di\u00e9 seisoen as \u2019n span gehad het. Ons kon definitief meer klinies wees, maar om \u2019n medalje by die grootste sport byeenkoms in die w\u00eareld te kry, is s\u00f3 spesiaal,\u201d vertel Brown. <\/p>\n
Chauncey Johnson, \u2019n oud-leerder van Victoriapark Prim\u00ear en die Ho\u00ebrskool Esselenpark, is daar in die kleure van Duitsland, waar hy die afrigter van die nasionale paalspringspan is. Ook Worcester se Francios Prinsloo het as diskusgooier aan die spele deelgeneem. Di\u00e9 Worcester Gim alumnus woon en studeer tans in Amerika. Hy meen sy eerste Olimpiese Spele was \u2019n ervaring van gemengde gevoelens.<\/p>\n
\u201cDit was \u2019n ervaring; baie op en af. Die Olimpiese Spele self was uiters vermaaklik sowel as \u2019n wonderlike ervaring \u2013 wonderlike mense, ongelooflike atmosfeer en lekker kos,\u201d vertel hy via Instagram die dag nadat hy nie vir die volgende rondte kwalifiseer het nie.<\/p>\n
Hy het voorheen al aan die Jeug- Olimpiese Spele deelgeneem en sy land op verskeie ander geleenthede in diskus verteenwoordig. Hy s\u00ea wel sy onlangse kwalifisering was vir hom \u2019n verrassing. \u201cOm te kwalifiseer was so \u2019n surrealistiese ervaring, want dit het gebeur toe ek dit die minste verwag het. Ek was baie bly en opgewonde dat ek uiteindelik my droom kon verwesenlik. Ek is nogal teleurgesteld in my prestasie; ek het verwag om baie beter te doen, veral nadat ek my opwarming gesien het. Dit is duidelik dat ek nog jonk en onervare is en \u2019n bietjie meer tyd as \u2019n professionele atleet nodig het om ten volle uit my talente en geleenthede te kan munt slaan. Hopelik sal ek borge kan vind wat my volgende jaar in staat sal stel om dit te doen.\u201d<\/p>\n
Die Ceres-boorling Adrian Wildshcutt het \u2019n epiese wedloop in die 10 000 m gehad en deur die grens van 27 minute gebreek. Alhoewel Adrian 10de ge\u00ebindig het, was sy tyd (26:50,64) vinniger as sy vorige rekord. <\/p>\n
Dit is boonop die tweede keer dat hy die SA rekord in di\u00e9 item vanjaar oortref. Dit is sowat vyf sekondes vinniger as sy vorige SA rekord, wat hy vroe\u00ebr vanjaar in Amerika opgestel en sodoende die eerste Suid-Afrikaner geword het wat deur die 27-minute-grens bars.<\/p>\n
Wildshcutt het die gemeenskap van Ceres op sy Facebook-blad bedank vir hul oneindige ondersteuning nadat hy verlede week gehardloop het.<\/p>\n
\u201cEk wil net vir die mense van Ceres\/Bella Vista baie dankie s\u00ea vir hul ongelooflike ondersteuning gisteraand. Ek het alles op sosiale media gevolg. Ek het nog nooit so iets ervaar nie. Maar ek wil net my dankbaarheid teenoor julle toon. Toe daardie laaste vyf rondes baie moeilik begin word, het ek net gedink aan Ceres\/Bella Vista en almal wat my ondersteun en wat na my opkyk. Opgee was nie \u2019n opsie nie. Daardie wedloop was vir julle almal. Onthou \u2013 ek het in dieselfde dorp en dieselfde gebied grootgeword as jy; daar is nie meer verskonings nie \u2013 jy kan enige iets bereik waarop jy jou kop sit.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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