{"id":236122,"date":"2020-03-12T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-12T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/236122\/more-medals-for-the-raptors\/"},"modified":"2020-03-11T12:36:39","modified_gmt":"2020-03-11T10:36:39","slug":"more-medals-for-the-raptors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2020\/03\/12\/more-medals-for-the-raptors\/","title":{"rendered":"More medals for the Raptors"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Eastern Gauteng Open Championships were recently held at Carnival City\u2019s Big Top Arena.<\/p>\n

The prestigious event saw over 600 competitors from across South Africa competing for top honours.<\/p>

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Among these competitors were several young wrestlers from the Raptors Wrestling Club.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur young wrestlers really stood their ground and brought back a number of medals,\u201d said head coach Dewald de Wet (Snr).<\/p>

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Their results were:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 Shannon Jansen van Rensburg won a gold medal in the u-15 division.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Tiaan Jansen van Rensburg won a gold medal in the u-7 division.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Anton Strydom won a gold medal in the u-8 division.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Nathan van Niekerk won a gold medal in the u-8 division.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Kieron Visser won a gold medal in the u-8 division.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Juan Vorster won a gold medal in the u-8 division.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Dewald De Wet (Jnr) won a gold medal in the u-13 division and a gold medal in u-17 Greco Roman division.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Ada Smith won a gold medal in the u-13 division and placed fourth in the u-17 Greco Roman division.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Daniella De Wet won a bronze medal in the u-15 division and a gold medal in u-13 freestyle division.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Charne Herman won a silver medal in the u-11 division.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Jason Russel won a silver medal in the u-13 division.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Caleb Botha won a bronze medal in the u-8 division.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Ciara Deale placed fourth in the u-15 division.<\/p>\n

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The club was thrilled with the results.<\/p>\n

For more information on the club, call de Wet (Snr) on 083 611 7169, send an email to raptorswrestlingsa@gmail.com<\/a> or visit the club\u2019s Facebook page by searching Raptors Wrestling.<\/p>\n

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