{"id":217906,"date":"2019-09-13T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-13T08:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/217906\/raptors-welcome-international-guests\/"},"modified":"2019-09-13T15:46:48","modified_gmt":"2019-09-13T13:46:48","slug":"raptors-welcome-international-guests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2019\/09\/13\/raptors-welcome-international-guests\/","title":{"rendered":"Raptors welcome international guests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Raptors Wrestling Club welcomed several international and local guests to the club in Oak Avenue in Primrose recently.<\/p>\n<h4>ALSO READ:<a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/216460\/a-clean-finish-for-local-wrestlers\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0A clean finish for local wrestlers<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>\u201cThe Raptors Wrestling Club had the honour of co-hosting a tournament recently,\u201d explained head coach Dewald de Wet.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe tournament was arranged by the South African Wrestling Federation to help prepare the Namibian Wrestling Team for the African Games.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTeams from South Africa, Namibia and a team from Oregon in the United States of America competed in the event.\u201d<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Wrestlers competed in various styles, including Greco Roman and freestyle wrestling.<\/p>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/215079\/raptors-win-big-at-big-5-tournament\/\" target=\"_blank\">Raptors win big at Big 5 tournament<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>\u201cAfter the event, the Namibian team stayed and held some practice sessions at the club before returning home,\u201d said de Wet.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on the tournament or to join the club call de Wet on 083 611 7169 or send an 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