ROSINA SEDIBANE MODIBA, a dream denied

103pp., illus., paperback, Second Edition, Cape Town, 2021

First published in 2019 as Against the Odds.

Foreword by Elinor Sisulu.

Rosina Sedibane Modiba was born in Atteridgevile, Tshwane, and became an accomplished track-and-field athlete in the 1970s. In 1977 she was the first woman to break three national records in the same year. Her career was cut short at her peak when she slipped and injured her right knee. She was later diagnosed with lateral meniscus, was forced to stop running competitively and became a teacher. In 2001 the former Laudium Technical College in Gauteng was officially renamed the Rosina Sedibane Modiba Sports School of Focused Learning to commemorate her achievements.

Suitable for younger readers.