Athletics is becoming increasingly popular in South Africa. But men steal most of the limelight while women remain in the shadows. Cheryl Roberts looks at why so few black women toke part in athletics
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Women on the right track
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- August 1987
- Updated
- 27 Aug 2019
South African History Online. (2016, February 22). Women on the right track. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/R-0110516
South African History Online (2016) 'Women on the right track', South African History Online, 22 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/R-0110516 (Accessed: 25 July 2026).
South African History Online, Women on the right track [website], https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/R-0110516, (accessed 25 July 2026).
"Women on the right track." South African History Online, 22 Feb. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/R-0110516. Accessed 25 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Women on the right track." South African History Online. February 22, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/R-0110516.
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