{"id":234608,"date":"2020-03-05T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-05T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/234608\/elsburg-wrestlers-shine-at-championships\/"},"modified":"2020-03-04T14:58:45","modified_gmt":"2020-03-04T12:58:45","slug":"elsburg-wrestlers-shine-at-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2020\/03\/05\/elsburg-wrestlers-shine-at-championships\/","title":{"rendered":"Elsburg wrestlers shine at championships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nine wrestlers from the Elsburg Wrestling Club were put through their paces at one of the most prestigious events of the Eastern Gauteng Wrestling calendar &#8211; the Eastern Gauteng Open Championships.<\/p>\n<p>The event was held at Carnival City\u2019s Big Top Arena, recently, and saw 641 competitors from across South Africa competing.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<h4>ALSO READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/232623\/wrestlers-hone-their-skills-in-first-tournament-of-the-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wrestlers hone their skills in first tournament of the year<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Competing clubs included Battleground Wrestling Club, Bears Wrestling Club, Benoni Wrestling Club, Boksburg Wrestling Club, Bothaville Wrestling Club, Delmas Wrestling Club, Dome Wrestling Club, Eagles Wrestling Club, Elsburg Wrestling Club, Ermelo Wrestling Club, Fochville Wrestling Club, Heidelberg Wrestling Club, Johan Theron Wrestling Club, JR Wrestling Club, Klerksdorp Wrestling Club, KZN Elite Team Wrestling Club, Lydenburg Wrestling Club, Menlo Park Wrestling Club, Middelburg Wrestling Club, Mogol Wrestling Club, New Castle Cougars Wrestling Club, Next Level Wrestling club, Pretoria East Wrestling Club, Primrose Wrestling Club, Reitz Wrestling Club, Richards Bay Wrestling Club, Rustenburg Wrestling Club, Sasol Wrestling Club, Soupel Wrestling Club, Tuks Wrestling Club, Vaal Wrestling Club, Wesrand Wrestling Gymnasium and White River Wrestling Club.<\/p>\n<p>Six of Elsburg\u2019s wrestlers walked away with medals.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Their results were:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Ugue Kabesa won a gold medal in freestyle.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Daniella Pio won a gold medal in freestyle.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Bronwen Smit won a silver medal in Greco Roman.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Letoya Mbena won a bronze medal in freestyle.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Keith Downward won a bronze medal in freestyle.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Tobie Alberts (jnr) won a bronze medal in Greco Roman.<\/p>\n<h4>ALSO READ: E<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/229053\/elsburg-wrestling-club-open-their-doors-for-new-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">lsburg Wrestling Club open their doors for new year<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>\u201cOur remaining three wrestlers CJ Engelbrecht, Raymond Alberts and Tristin Booysen gave it their all during the championships, but had to bend their knees to their opponents,\u201d said Joep Joubert, the club\u2019s media liaison.<\/p>\n<p>The next tournament on the club\u2019s calendar is the Tuks Challenge, which will be held at the University of Pretoria.<\/p>\n<p>Elsburg Wrestling Club hopes to grow its membership this year and are calling on all interested parties to visit the club in Mare Street.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on the club, call Joubert on 082 557 9240.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Hav<\/strong><strong>e a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za,<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)<span 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