{"id":113877,"date":"2016-02-21T07:40:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-21T05:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/113877\/juniors-set-to-take-to-the-water\/"},"modified":"2016-02-22T09:33:04","modified_gmt":"2016-02-22T07:33:04","slug":"juniors-set-to-take-to-the-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2016\/02\/21\/juniors-set-to-take-to-the-water\/","title":{"rendered":"Juniors set to take to the water"},"content":{"rendered":"

Germiston Lake will be a hive of activity next Saturday, when the Gauteng Canoe Union School League sprint races take to the water.<\/p>\n

Registration takes place at 8am, with the races expected to get underway at 9am.<\/p>

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The races this month are hosted by the Victoria Lake Canoe Club (VLC).<\/p>\n

Sprints is the recognised Olympic canoe discipline and, therefore, one of the most important foundations of canoeing, which also covers marathons, rivers, surfski, canoe polo and slalom.<\/p>

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The Gauteng juniors are currently preparing to participate in the annual Inter-provincial Inter-school South African Sprint Championships, set to take place from March 22 to 24, at Shongweni Dam in KwaZulu-Natal.<\/p>\n

The races accommodate all canoe club juniors, from all areas of Gauteng, including towns as far afield as Secunda, Lowveld, Pretoria and Parys, which do not have a league of their own.<\/p>\n

The age groups are from u-8 through to 18 years.<\/p>\n

Medals are given to the top achievers in each day\u2019s races, in each age group, for both male and female.<\/p>\n

Points are awarded to each finisher of the monthly races hosted for Gauteng paddlers.<\/p>\n

These points accumulate and individuals, schools, and clubs are awarded trophies for the best achievements throughout the year, at the annual Gauteng Canoe Union School League prize-giving.<\/p>\n

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