Wrestlers celebrate successful tournament
Raptors Wrestling Club were thrilled with their wrestlers’ performances at the Eastern Gauteng Open Championships.
Twenty-five of the Raptors Wrestling Club’s young wrestlers travelled to Benoni recently to compete in the Eastern Gauteng Open Championships.
The event was held at John Barrable Hall and saw more than 500 competitors competing for top honours.
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“The action started early with all the participants going through their medical checks and weigh-ins,” said head coach Dewald de Wet.
“The quality of the wrestlers competing was amazing, with many matches going down to the wire.”
The club walked away with an impressive tally of medals, including 10 gold medals, one silver medal and three bronze medals.
“Some of the noteworthy achievements for the club were a bronze medal win by Dewald de Wet in a division with a number of SA champions and SA medallists, a silver medal win for Daniella de Wet in the boys’ division and a gold medal in the girls’ division, a very hard-fought fourth place for Shannon Jansen van Rensburg in the boys’ division and a gold in the girls’ division and Tanique Jansen van Rensburg’s gold medal win in which she didn’t concede a single point,” said de Wet.
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The club is thrilled with the results.
If you are interested in joining the club, located in Oak Avenue in Primrose, call de Wet on 083 611 7169 or send an email to raptorswrestlingsa.@gmail.com or visit the club’s Facebook page by searching Raptors Wrestling.
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