Elsburg Wrestling Club was represented at the South African Youth and Junior Wrestling tTournament, in Mitchells Plain, Cape Town, from October 8 to 10.<\/p>\n
Participants had to compete in teams in their respective categories.<\/p>
Wrestlers from the Elsburg Wrestling Club were part of the Kwa ValUma team, that was made up of athletes from KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Gauteng and Mpumalanga.<\/p>\n
Jessy van Baalen, Byron Smit, Xander de Jager and Jordon Lessing took part in the Long Term Athlete Development Programme (LTPD) on October 8.<\/p>
This programme is aimed at wrestlers from u-6 to u-11.<\/p>\n
Smit, Jessy and Lessing won all their matches.<\/p>\n
On October 9, Carla Kruger, Lezandri Zandberg, Cheyenne Smit, Edward Lessing and Jacques Kriel, together with other team members, took part in the Greco-Roman category.<\/p>\n
Kruger had to withdraw due to injury, but Zandberg and Smit competed in the u-17 category and received a silver medal each.<\/p>\n
Edward Lessing and Kriel showcased their talents in the u-15 boys’ category and each received a gold medal, which also saw them achieve South African colours.<\/p>\n
Casey van Baalen, Edward Lessing and Kriel competed in the u-15 boys\u2019 freestyle division, while Jaco Damian competed in the u-13 category, on October 10.<\/p>\n
Jaco and Botha were placed fifth and sixth respectively.<\/p>\n
Edward received a bronze, Casey a silver and Kriel received a gold medal.<\/p>\n
All in all, the Kwa ValUma team placed second overall.<\/p>\n
In other news, Casey and Kriel have been selected for the Valke team.<\/p>\n
The selection was the result of an analysis of their performances throughout the year.<\/p>\n
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