Host province, Central Gauteng Athletics (CGA) dominated the ASA 5km Championships in Nasrec on Saturday morning, winning three of the four titles on offer at the inaugural edition of the domestic road running showpiece. 

In the men's race, Nicholas Seoposengwe clocked 14:18 to win gold ahead of training partner Maxime Chaumeton, who bagged the silver medal in 14:23. 

Namakoe Nkhasi of Lesotho finished third in the open race in 14:26, with Chris Mhlanga wrapping up a sweep of the podium for CGA in the national championship, taking fourth place overall in 14:29. 

"I had a plan and I knew that I needed to be out of the (lead) group by 3km," Seoposengwe said afterwards. 

"By 2.5km I was leading with my teammate Maxime and I managed to stay in front, so I had a great run and I'm happy to have won the title."

In the women's race, Tayla Kavanagh proved she had overcome a stress fracture which had sidelined her for six months, claiming the gold medal for KwaZulu-Natal Athletics (KZNA) in 16:45. 

Kyla Jacobs, representing Western Province Athletics (WPA), secured the silver medal in 16:59 and Nicola Jansen of Athletics Gauteng North (AGN) earned bronze in 17:24. 

"It's been a long journey back from injury for me and to get the title today just shows that patience and hard work pays off," Kavanagh said. 

"I cannot even tell you how much this win means to me. It means a lot."

In the U20 age group, Zenzile Pheko won gold for CGA in the men's contest in 15:02 and his provincial teammate Naledi Makgatha took the women's title in 18:31.

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