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institutions took part in the competition.
Mawabeni, Bungwe School, LM Academy, Nsezi, Sabiwa, Banket, How Mine and Steenboks Clubs took part in the event.
Competition was in men and women’s senior as well as juniors’ categories.
In the 6km junior race for women, Selusiwe Ndlovu of Steenboks came first in 24 minutes 25.54 seconds, Prince Ncube of LM Academy came first in the 8km junior men’s race and his time was 26 minutes 40.25 seconds, Thandiwe Nyathi of LM Academy came first in the senior women’s 8km race and her time was 29 minutes 46.67 seconds.
As expected Nkosiyazi Sibanda of Banket Mine came first in the senior men’s 12km race and his time was 36 minutes 04.99 seconds. He had an average of three minutes per kilometre and if he trains well for the national finals he could be the athlete to beat.
The event was held to select a team to represent the province at the national finals where athletes for the Zimbabwe team for the Southern Region Championships will be identified.
Sibanda is one of the country’s top road runners.

Results
Junior Women 6km
1. Ndlovu Selusiwe (Steenboks) 24.25.54; 2. Siziba Sikhumbuzo (Bungwe School) 24.56.09; 3. Moyo Emelia (Nsezi) 26.56.18; 4. Moyo Sikhululekile (LM Academy) 27.07.32; 5. Siziba Siletheni (Bungwe school) 27.28.05; 6. Ngwenya Langelihle (Steenboks) 28.36.24

Junior Men 8 km
1. Ncube Prince (L.M Academy) 26.40.25; 2. Sibanda Dexture (Nsezi) 27.38.29; 3. Tshabangu Tennyson (Steenboks) 27.53.50; 4. Kunda Charlton (LM Academy) 28.24.32; 5. Siziba Mchasisi (Sabiwa) 28.28.69; 6. Ngwenya Kwenzakwenkosi (Steenboks) 28.52.88.
Senior Women 6km
1. Thandiwe Nyathi (LM Academy) 29.46.67
Senior Men 12 km
1. Sibanda Nkosiyazi (Banket Mine) 36.04.99; 2. Sibanda Mthulisi (Mawabeni) 39.28.48; 3. Matunhu Tawanda (Banket Mine) 40.40.80; 4. Karunda Norest (Banket Mine) 40.55.92; 5. Dzimba Kennedy (How Mine) 42.02.16; 6. Khumalo Lucky (How Mine) 42.05.31

Midlands Cross-Country Results
Results at a glance
Under 16 boys, 6km: 1. Tinotenda Chihova (Kwekwe High School) 26 minutes 52.64 seconds
2. Clayton Mucherera (Kwekwe High School) 29 minutes 55.54 seconds
3. Simbarashe Mhurura (Kwekwe High School) 30 minutes 16.58 seconds
Under 16 girls, 4km
1. Memory Daka (Young Pioneers) 21 minutes 27.70 seconds
Under 18 girls, 6km
1. Revai Madondo (Chironde High School, Shurugwi) 32 minutes 29.60 seconds
Under 18 boys, 8km
1. Bhekinkosi Mwanza (Young Pioneers) 35 minutes 41.57 seconds
Under 20 girls, 6km
1. Sithulisiwe Zhou (Young Pioneers) 29 minutes 11.15 seconds
2. Selina Simon (Ziscosteel) 30 minutes 02.46 seconds
Under 20 boys, 8km
1. Trust Paradza (Ziscosteel) 31 minutes 15.74 seconds
2. Elisha Masengu (Ziscosteel) 33 minutes 00.74 seconds
3. Progress Dzinopana (Kwekwe High School) 37 minutes 13.51 seconds
4. Ephat Phiri (Jena Mine) 38 minutes 09.92 seconds
5. Tatenda Mapamba (Jena Mine) 41 minutes 00.96 seconds
Men, 12km
1. Elmore Sibanda (Ziscosteel) 44 minutes 00.43 seconds
2. Elliot Majaji (Ziscosteel) 44 minutes 29.25 seconds
3. Enerst Munhuwakare (Shurugwi) 48 minutes 26.80 seconds
4. Paul Travor (Ziscosteel) 49 minutes 36.84 seconds
5. Learnmore Tuwe (Shurugwi) 49 minutes 59.22 seconds.