Athletics

A long jump from Vosloorus to Tokyo for Cheswill Johnson

Newcomer Cheswill Johnson and veteran Sunette Viljoen have a couple of things in common - they coach themselves and they both possess tremendous self-belief

28 March 2021 - 00:00 By david isaacson

Some have called him crazy for not having a coach, but perhaps long-jumper Cheswill Johnson possesses a level of genius that has allowed him to launch himself into the sport's stratosphere...

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