Christelle Grobler, a Grade Six pupil at Laerskool Oosterkruin, took part in the Gauteng Primary Schools Athletics Championships, on March 1-2, at the L C de Villiers Stadium, in Pretoria.<\/p>\n
Grobler, u-12, represented Ekurhuleni North.<\/p>
She won the u-12 shot put event by throwing 11.17m — a new record.<\/p>\n
She also took part in the discus event, where she qualified to compete in the South African Schools Athletics Championships, in Paarl, Cape Town, on March 19-22.<\/p>
At the Gauteng Championships, on March 1, Grobler broke the shot put record during the semi-finals, by throwing a distance of 10.90m.<\/p>\n
During the finals, on March 2, she broke the previous day’s record on her first attempt, by throwing 11.12m.<\/p>\n
During her second attempt, in the finals, she increased the distance by throwing 11.17m.<\/p>\n
The youngster collected a total of 1 791 Athletics Performance Evaluation (APE) points for Ekurhuleni North with her individual performances in discus and shot put combined.<\/p>\n
During last year’s South African Schools Athletics Championships, she was ranked number five out of 50 top athletes in South Africa.<\/p>\n
Grobler will represent Gauteng Primary Schools at the South African Schools Athletics Championships, later this month.<\/p>\n