Brakpan Wrestling Club’s pride and joy Martin Erasmus has done it, winning gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia.
The 24-year-old former Hoërskool Stoffberg learner was an absolute powerhouse in the men’s freestyle 92kg division final, dominating Indian wrestler and double Commonwealth champion Mausam Khatri 12-2.
It is South Africa’s first Commonwealth Games wrestling gold medal since 1958.
The Brakpan bulldog, who has been wrestling at Brakpan Wrestling Club since three years old, was fitter, quicker and too strong for his Indian opponent.
Well done, Martin.
