The Boksburg Wrestling Club wrestlers’ hard work paid off when they excelled at the Johnnie Reitz Big 5 Open Championships in Pretoria recently.
There were 883 entrants, including international competitors from America, Egypt, Australia, Zambia and Namibia.
The results for Boksburg were as follows:
U7 Freestyle
First: Franco van Rooyen
U20 Greco-Roman
Third: Michael Mhlanga
U20 Freestyle
First: Michael Mhlanga
U11 Freestyle
Third: Franco van der Mescht
U10 Freestyle
Third: Marchant Botha
U9 Freestyle
Third: Ethan Diesel
Seniors Greco-Roman
First: Michael Mhlanga
U13 Freestyle
Third: Kadin Botha
Fourth: Michiel Botha
Senior Freestyle
Second: Michael Mhlanga (65.4 to 71.4kg)
Second: Kadin Botha (59 to 63.4kg)
U17 Freestyle
Second: Japie Botha
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