Over 200 athletes will vie for glory and the possibility to characterize their nation in worldwide competitions on the South African Armwrestling Championships at Laerskool Concordia in Boksburg. The competitors kicked off yesterday (Friday) and can proceed right this moment (Saturday).
The occasion, hosted by the South African Armwrestling Federation (SAAF), was formally opened by Charles Osei Asibey, the president of the Africa Armwrestling Federation, and a vice-president of the World Armwrestling Federation.
“South Africa is without doubt one of the sanctuaries of armwrestling on this planet, however the nation is but to play its full position on the worldwide stage.
“In recent times decisive steps have been taken to make sure that South Africa’s athletes have entry to competitors on the highest ranges, and this 12 months’s nationwide championship will probably be one other milestone,” says Asibey, who will probably be assembly with sports activities leaders in South Africa in an try to drum up help for armwrestling.
Based on SAAF president Rosemary Botha, the expansion in armwrestling in South Africa is unprecedented, with over 40 golf equipment now working in eight provinces.
“Final 12 months for the primary time we have been in a position to ship a staff to the Africa Video games in Ghana, and win medals, and I believe the truth that South Africa’s prime arm wrestlers can now attain protea colors has been an enormous increase,” mentioned Botha, including that the straightforward accessibility of the game has been one other consider its speedy progress.
“It doesn’t require specialised sporting tools to coach, and there’s a welcoming, family- oriented tradition within the sport, with divisions for youth, girls, males and disabled athletes in common competitions,” she added.
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