TOWNSEND Girls and Milton Boys High School stole the lime light at Founders High School on Friday during the Bulawayo Central district National Secondary School Heads (Nash) athletics competitions snatching 24 and 20 gold medals respectively.
Ronald Moyo Sports Reporter
Sparrows Athletics Club and Townsend sprinter Yvonne Vanhuvaone started the year on a high note and is most likely to grab more pieces of silverware than last year.
On Friday she grabbed six gold medals, three individual in the 100m, 200m, 400m events and another three in the 4x100m, 4x400m and the medley relays.
Last year she attained 15 gold, six silver and three bronze medals in all of her competitions including in international competitions.
Vanhuvaone took part in the Zimbabwe National Youth Games in August and won two gold, one silver and one bronze, grabbed silver in the Cossassa games and bronze in the Southern African seniors in Botswana in May, got bronze in the African Youth Championships in Nigeria in April.
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She also took part in the World Youth Championships in Ukraine in July.
Rugare Dhure the Townsend Girls’ High sports director said although they are impressed by Vanhuvaone’s start of the season, their sprinter lacks stiff competition which is not good for her improvement.
“It was good and we are happy. We, however, feel that she is lacking competition which will help her better her time,” Dure said.
Milton’s Andile Khumalo was also a menace to the boys under-20s as he always came first in all the events he took part in.
He also grabbed six track gold medals, three in the 100m, 200m, 400m and three in the 4×100, 4×400 and the medley relays.
Townsend also grabbed eight silver and eight bronze medals to bring their total to 40 medals while Montrose got nine gold, 18 silver and 12 bronze medals occupying second position with a total of 39 medals.
Hamilton’s girls who trailed Townsend and Montrose got five gold, nine silver and 10 bronze medals bringing them to a total of 24 while the hosts had four gold, six silver and five bronze medals.
Evelyn came last with only one gold, three silver and six bronze medals.
In the boy’s category Milton had also 12 silver and nine bronze making it 41 medals in all.
They were followed by Hamilton who managed to get 14 gold, 14 silver and 15 bronze medals while Gifford got six gold, 10 silver ans 10 bronze medals.
Founders managed only one gold, eight silver and nine bronze medals.
Meanwhile, the National Athletics Association of Zimbabwe (Naaz) track and field competitions takes place today at White City stadium.
The competition will see athletes from all provinces of the country converge for top honours at White City stadium in the first major athletics event in Bulawayo.
