{"id":79712,"date":"2024-05-01T04:00:09","date_gmt":"2024-05-01T02:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/help-hendricks-to-holland-20240430-2-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T09:04:56","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T07:04:56","slug":"help-hendricks-to-holland-20240430-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/help-hendricks-to-holland-20240430-2-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Help Hendricks to Holland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Cornelius Hendricks has so far raised R17 000 of a required R45 000 to fly to the Netherlands next month, where he will represent South Africa at the World Championships of Natural Bodybuilding and Fitness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But with the funding target still short and the departure date fast approaching, the 69-year-old fears that, like last year when he was selected for the same championships in Manchester, England, he may again be disappointed and have to withdraw at the last minute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know if I have it in me to qualify again next year when I am 70 years old. 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