72-year-old sprinter to represent Western Cape at Golden Games
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Groundup
Nomalanga Magona, 72, won the 100 metres at a sports meeting in Gugulethu, Cape Town, and will represent Western Cape at the national Golden Games. The annual competition brings together participants aged 60 and over from South Africa’s nine provinces, according to GroundUp.
Nomalanga Magona, a 72-year-old sprinter from Gugulethu, will represent South Africa’s Western Cape province at this year’s Golden Games in Bloemfontein. She won the 100-metre race at a tournament held on Friday at Gugulethu’s NY49 Stadium.
A former Home Affairs employee, Magona has been a member of the Sunflower Senior Club since 2024. The tournament, organised by the Gugulethu Sport Council, brought together hundreds of people from senior citizens’ clubs in Cape Town and aimed to encourage physical activity among older people.
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