{"id":53902,"date":"2018-09-06T15:25:16","date_gmt":"2018-09-06T13:25:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/brandweer-broers-op-pad-na-wereldspele-20180905-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T20:05:11","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T18:05:11","slug":"brandweer-broers-op-pad-na-wereldspele-20180905-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/brandweer-broers-op-pad-na-wereldspele-20180905-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Brandweer-broers op pad na w\u00eareldspele"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"fe998ddd\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/7904\/ca4ce40886434972a5083fc51bf7f43c.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/02067392c7e04be5a23d6ea911a051d1.jpg\" title=\"Alton (links) en Riaan Senekal is oppad na die 13de Brandweerspele in Suid-Korea.\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Alton (links) en Riaan Senekal is oppad na die 13de Brandweerspele in Suid-Korea.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Twee brandweer-broers van Uitenhage se krag, fiksheid, uithouvermo\u00eb sowel as presiesheid is op die spel met hul deelname aan die w\u00eareld-brandweerspele wat eerskomende Maandag in Chungju, Korea begin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dit sal die 4de brandweerspele wees waar Alton Senekal (44) deelneem. Vir sy broer Riaan Senekal (47) is dit \u2019n 5de w\u00eareld-brandweerspele agter sy naam. Albei was as w\u00eareldkampioene gekroon by vorige speles, Alton (2010 en 2012) in muurbal en Riaan in hamergooi (2010 en 2012). Die Suid-Afrikaanse toutrekspan, waarvan hulle deel was, het in 2010 gewen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vanjaar gaan die Senekal-broers vir die eerste keer as \u2019n span deelneem aan perdehoefgooi, \u2019n sport wat min of meer soos jukskei is. En natuurlik is hulle w\u00e9\u00e9r ingesluit in die toutrekspan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Riaan gaan spiesgooi, skyfwerp, gewigstoot, hamergooi, 2km trappe-hardloop teen \u2019n berg op sowel as kragoptel doen. Hy is in die meesters B-kategorie en Alton neem deel in die meesters A-kategorie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Blockquote\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"67f658f2\">\n<div class=\"text\">Wat di\u00e9 speles spesiaal maak, is die saamkuier en stories van ander brandweermanne. Ons vertel van ons groot brande hier wat ons moes blus, maar dan luister jy na ouens wat in die Twin Towers was!<\/div>\n<div class=\"citation\">Alton Senekal<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOns is altyd redelik fiks, maar so 6 maande voor \u2019n spele skerp ons dit behoorlik op. In di\u00e9 tyd het ek 20kg afgegooi. Ek voel goed en is reg vir die uitdagings,\u201d s\u00ea Riaan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDie kompetisie is baie taai, maar lekker. Wat regtig <span>awesome<\/span> is, is die kameraadskap tussen brandweermanne van regoor die w\u00eareld.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alton het ingeskryf vir muurbal (enkel- en dubbelspel). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"left\" id=\"0fc5e895\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/7904\/14c0cb30b843458d8812ee74e5b7f178.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/28e336b684d340a08e86292752e159f9.jpg\" title=\"Riaan (links) en Alton Senekal.\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Riaan (links) en Alton Senekal.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEk gaan ook in die ope-afdeling vir muurbal deelneem. Dit is <span><em>tough<\/em><\/span> want ek is al 5 jaar oor die ouderdomsperk, maar ek sien kans vir die jonger outjies,\u201d s\u00ea Alton. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die Senekal-broers is die enigste Oos-Kapenaars in die span van 10 Suid-Afrikaners wat aan di\u00e9 13de w\u00eareld-brandweerspele gaan deelneem. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sowat 6 000 brandweermans en -vroue van 50 lande regoor die w\u00eareld gaan aan 75 items deelneem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWat di\u00e9 speles spesiaal maak, is die saamkuier en stories van ander brandweermanne. Ons vertel van ons groot brande hier wat ons moes blus, maar dan luister jy na ouens wat in die Twin Towers was!\u201d s\u00ea Alton. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Riaan s\u00ea sodra hulle terugkom begin hulle dadelik beplan om die volgende w\u00eareldspele by te woon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWaar dit gaan wees weet ons nog nie, dit word eers aan die einde van \u2019n spele aangekondig.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die Senekals is beide vir meer as twee de-kades verbonde aan die KwaNobuhle brandweerstasie waar hulle stasie-offisiere is. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Twee brandweer-broers van Uitenhage se krag, fiksheid, uithouvermo\u00eb sowel as presiesheid is op die spel met hul deelname aan die w\u00eareld-brandweerspele wat eerskomende Maandag in Chungju, Korea 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