{"id":191303,"date":"2018-11-13T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-11-13T03:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/191303\/young-wrestlers-bring-home-a-collection-of-medals\/"},"modified":"2018-11-12T15:13:53","modified_gmt":"2018-11-12T13:13:53","slug":"young-wrestlers-bring-home-a-collection-of-medals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2018\/11\/13\/young-wrestlers-bring-home-a-collection-of-medals\/","title":{"rendered":"Young wrestlers bring home a collection of medals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nine young wrestlers from the Primrose-based Raptors Wrestling Club showcased their skills at the South African National Youth Championships, held in Wynberg, Cape Town, in October.<\/p>\n<p>The event saw some of the country\u2019s best young wrestlers competing for top honours, which meant the team had their work cut out for them.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_191305\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-191305\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-191305\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/11\/45GCNSPORTRAPTL_41723-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/11\/45GCNSPORTRAPTL_41723-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/11\/45GCNSPORTRAPTL_41723-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/11\/45GCNSPORTRAPTL_41723-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/11\/45GCNSPORTRAPTL_41723.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-191305\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wiandru van Rooyen, Joubert Deale, Dewald de Wet and Chris Kruger, members of the Raptors Wrestling Club, showcased their skills at the recent South African National Youth Championships, in Cape Town.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe were satisfied that our wrestlers had prepared well and were ready to participate in this prestigious event.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery wrestler knew they would compete against the best opponents in their respective age and weight categories and knew potential South African titles were at stake,\u201d explained Lorinda Jansen van Rensburg, an assistant coach at the club.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIn addition, this championship was the first national competition for a number of our wrestlers and though they were prepared, we could sense they were nervous.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/179080\/raptors-celebrate-successful-tournament\/\" target=\"_blank\">Raptors celebrate successful tournament<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>The Raptors excelled during the championships and brought home six medals, three gold, two silver and one bronze.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSpecial mention needs to be made of Daniella de Wet, who managed to win all of her matches by fall, and Rico van der Westhuizen, who managed to win all of his matches by technical superiority, doing so without conceding a single point against him,\u201d said head coach Dewald de Wet.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Full list of results:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Rico van der Westhuizen won a gold medal.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Daniella de Wet won a gold medal.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Shannon Jansen van Rensburg won a gold medal.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Janick Kruger won a silver medal.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Wiandru van Rooyen won a silver medal.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Ciara Deale won a bronze medal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI cannot express in words the pride I have in this wonderful wrestling team of ours who brought back an amazing six medals,\u201d said de Wet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThree members of our club, unfortunately, did not manage to win medals at these championships, but the grace they displayed in defeat speaks volumes of the kind of gentlemen and champions they are.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am proud of each and every one of our young wrestlers.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/177784\/raptors-shine-at-mufasa-challenge\/\" target=\"_blank\">Raptors shine at Mufasa Challenge<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>De Wet is looking forward to the new season and knows it will be bigger and better than this year.<\/p>\n<p>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 <a href=\"mailto:dadewet@telkomsa.net\">dadewet@telkomsa.net<\/a> or visit the club\u2019s Facebook page by searching Raptors Wrestling.<\/p>\n<p 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