/ 15 September 1999

GOLD SLIPS FROM SA’s GRASP

A COSTLY finish stood between Simon Hutcheon and the gold medal in the Mens Artistic Gymnastic floor competion at the All Africa Games on Tuesday. The South African missed the gold by 0,25 when he almost stepped out of the arena on his final run off. Wajdi Bouallegue from Tunisia took the gold with 9,125 points, while the bronze went to Algerian Sid Ali Ferdjan with a total of 8,475 points.