It's not about winning but – having fun: Norman Dlomo
Dlomo, who once made this region proud by qualifying for the Olympic Games, was one of the organisers with the Lekoa Athletics Club.
Dlomo has been involved in the development of athletics since he retired from Athletics South Africa. He enjoys working with these upcoming athletes and was hands-on in giving instructions to the officials on how the athletes were going to run. Speaking to Sedibeng Ster Sport, Dlomo said he has found his passion to work with young athletes.
He said this is what he wanted to do when he retired from competitive running.
'It was always my desire to work with youngsters to start preparing them at a young age. Our biggest challenge is to prepare them for the future. Look, some of us never had this opportunity to start our running career at a young age. Most of us started running at an older age. I'm happy that things have changed for the better. This must be the highlight of the day to see these boys and girls competing against each other. However, I must emphasise that at their age, it is not about winning but having fun. This is the message to all the coaches involved in development at their age, it's pure about development. We shouldn't rush them to compete for winning. We must lay a solid foundation for their future,' said Dlomo.
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