Coach keeping athletes on track for more than 50 years

KEEPING on the straight and narrow has enabled Lux Gordhan to excel in life, particularly as an athletics coach with an impeccable track record for producing quality athletes, many of whom have enjoyed international success.

Some of the 76-year-old’s latest crop of protégés were in action at the High Schools National Championships held in Germiston, Gauteng, this week.

While the 14 athletes from the Aspire Sports Coaching Academy that Gordhan heads may not have landed podium finishes in Germiston, he believes their glory days are around the corner.

“My athletes were generally a year younger in their respective age groups on this occasion. They were there