Marlon Kayster’s rapid rise puts South African athletics in the fast lane.
As South Africa observes Youth Day this June, 17-year-old Marlon Kayster from Porterville is making headlines in the athletics community.
Kayster has set a new benchmark by recording a blistering 100m sprint time of 10.31 seconds, making him the fastest under-18 sprinter in South Africa and the fastest young man in the world for his age group.
The performance has secured him selection for the World Wide Scholarships (WWS) Western Cape Schools Athletics Tour, where he will compete in Italy and Sweden during June and July. He will also represent South Africa at the under-20 AAU Junior Olympic Games in the United States in August.
Marlon is backed by the KAL Trust, an employee benefit programme of the KAL Group, a JSE-listed diversified agri, fuel and lifestyle retailer. Through the Trust, he has been able to access schooling, accommodation and sporting essentials that have helped him pursue both his academic and athletic ambitions.
