Eleven young wrestlers from Raptors Wrestling Club, in Primrose, brought home 13 medals from the United World Wrestling tournament, last Saturday.<\/p>\n
The tournament was held at Danie van Zyl Community Hall, in Randburg, and was the first tournament of the club\u2019s 2019 season.<\/p>
\u201cThe Raptors had 11 wrestlers, three of which were girls, competing in 14 categories,\u201d said head coach Dewald de Wet.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis was our first tournament in the 2019 season and it was something special.<\/p>
\u201cThe event was organised by the South African Wrestling Federation, together with United World Wrestling (UWW) which is the international governing body for the sport of amateur wrestling.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were also fortunate to have coach Ivan Ivanov, from United States Suples Wrestling Equipment as a guest.\u201d<\/p>\n
Results:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Shannon Jansen van Rensburg won two gold medals, one in the girls\u2019 division and one in the boys\u2019 division.<\/p>\n \u2022 Daniella de Wet won a gold medal in the girls\u2019 division and bronze medal in the boys\u2019 division.<\/p>\n \u2022 Ciara Deale won a gold medal in the girls\u2019 division and bronze medal in the boys\u2019 division.<\/p>\n \u2022 Dewald de Wet won a gold medal.<\/p>\n \u2022 Wiandru van Rooyen won a gold medal.<\/p>\n \u2022 Rico van der Westhuizen won a gold medal.<\/p>\n \u2022 Sabian Wheeler won a silver medal.<\/p>\n \u2022 Timmy Carstens won a silver medal.<\/p>\n \u2022 Calan Wheeler won a bronze medal.<\/p>\n \u2022 Jason Russel won a bronze medal.<\/p>\n \u2022 Joubert Deale placed fourth in his match.<\/p>\n \u201cBoth Dewald and van Rooyen beat South Africa champions during their matches,\u201d commented coach de Wet.<\/p>\n \u201cDuring the event we received a visit from world famous swimmer Natalie du Toit, and former u-21 Bulls rugby player and senior wrestler, Duane van Staden.<\/p>\n \u201cVan Staden, now an amputee, still wrestles in a non-competitive environment,\u201d said de Wet.<\/p>\n The two each gave a motivational talk which aimed to encourage the young wrestlers.<\/p>\n 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 dadewet@telkomsa.net or visit the club\u2019s Facebook page by searching Raptors Wrestling.<\/p>\nALSO READ:\u00a0Raptors celebrate successful tournament<\/a><\/h4>\n