Six Union learners, representing the Graaff-Reinet High Schoolsβ CMC Athletics Team, travelled to Gqeberha on Thursday, 17 February, to compete in the annual Sarah Baartman Athletics Meet for high schools at the Westbourne Oval.
There was an excellent team spirit among the participating athletes and the long day ended with some harmonious singing on the bus on the way back to Graaff-Reinet.
πͺπππ ππ’π‘π to Jayden Odendaal who came fourth in the Shot Put event for Boys u/17.
ππ’π‘ππ₯ππ§π¨πππ§ππ’π‘π¦ to Kyle Liebenberg who claimed the ππ₯π’π‘ππ medal in the Shot Put event for Boys u/15, Dylan Petitt who won ππ₯π’π‘ππ in the Open Men’s Discus event and Sisipho Arnols who claimed ππ₯π’π‘ππ in the Open Men’s Long Jump event and π¦πππ©ππ₯ in the Open Men’s 100m final.
Sisipho has subsequently been invited to participate in the Eastern Cape Athletics Championships to be held in Gqerberha at the beginning of March. ππ¦ππ π₯π°π―π¦ ππͺπ΄πͺπ±π©π°!
