Chengelo Elite Athletes impress in King / Queen of the Sprints.

CEAS Athletes share the spoils at annual event.

Kikwanza Sondashi, Maria Bangala and Johanna Bangala showed why they are recognised as Chengelo's Elite Athletes by running some fantastic times and achieving success in the school's annual sprint competition.

Kikwanza left the rest of the field behind as he stormed to victory in the King of the Sprints race in a time of 11.14s, his best time on a grass track. Maria ran a time of 13.08s to win the inaugural Queen of the Sprints race, with Johanna just behind in second place.

It was coach Jamie Dickson's last taste of athletics at Chengelo as he sadly departed for Scotland the following day. But he will take fond memories of the athletes he has coached over the last 7 months, especially after such great performances.

Kikwanza, the reigning champion, watched as 5 boys qualified from the heat. Nelson Amosi, his closest challenger in last year's race, ran a blistering time of 11.41s to show people that he really meant business this year. But in the final, despite letting Nelson getting a good start, Kikwanza turned on the afterburners and won convincingly to the delight of his many fans. The time was 0.02s slower than the school record of 11.12s, set by Joel Pepala in 2007. Kikwanza said later that he hopes the pressure will be off his shoulders on Friday for the annual Sports Day, as he looks to lower that record. The pressure was on the shoulders of his fans as he was carried off back to the hostel after this scintillating performance!

King of the Sprints 2014

In the first ever edition of Queen of the Sprints at Chengelo, Maria and Johanna Bangala lined up against Milumbe Sitondo, under-19 ISAZ 100m champion, Lester Roberts, part of the relay team that won at ISAZ, and Liseli Musokotwane, sister of the Prince of the Sprints, Situmbeko. An exciting race saw Maria, Johanna and Milumbe almost neck and neck until Maria strode ahead to claim the school record and become the first Queen of the Sprints in the history of Chengelo. Johanna finished comfortably in second place, with Liseli Musokotwane finishing fast for third position. Both sisters were delighted with the outcome and will now look forward to Sports Day on Friday.

Queen of the Sprints 2014

Queen of the Sprints gets off to a fast start.

Johanna, Maria and Milumbe battle it out for the title.

A fan with her "Kiki of the Sprints" poster, containing a rather optimistic time prediction.

Kikwanza leaves the rest of the competition behind.

Kikwanza and Nelson both ran excellent times.

 Maria with Prince and Princess of the Sprints, Situmbeko and Mutende.