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Judo Club is proud of its judokas who participated in the South African Judo Championships in Bloemfontein in July. 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In front (from left) are Leni Brogneri (2nd place in the 12 year category, -44 kg novice category and 4th place in the 12 year category, -44kg Advanced), JC Esterhuizen (2nd place in the 12 year category, -42 kg Advanced) and Petri Coetzee (2nd place in the 11 year category, -34 kg Advanced)."},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/paarlpost\/local-judokas-shine-at-nationals-20240814-2\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/paarlpost\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Schools","item":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/paarlpost\/school\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Local judokas shine at nationals"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/paarlpost\/#website","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/paarlpost\/","name":"Paarl Post","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/paarlpost\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/paarlpost\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-ZA"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/paarlpost\/#organization","name":"Paarl Post","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/paarlpost\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/paarlpost\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/paarlpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/paarl-post-site-icon.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/paarlpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/paarl-post-site-icon.png","width":512,"height":512,"caption":"Paarl Post"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/paarlpost\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/paarlpost1","https:\/\/x.com\/thepaarlpost","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@PaarlPost","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thepaarlpost\/"],"description":"Paarl Post has been the voice of the Drakenstein community for decades, serving as a reliable and familiar presence in the lives of our readers. 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