\u2019n Biathle-atleet van Bethlehem het op die nasionale kampioenskapsbyeenkoms gekwalifiseer om volgende maand aan die w\u00eareldkampioenskapsbyeenkoms in Egipte deel te neem. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
WJ Kruger (17), \u2019n gr. 11-leerling aan die Ho\u00ebrskool Voortrekker in Bethlehem, het op 10 Augustus in Oos-Londen aan die Suid-Afrikaanse biathle-kampioenskaps\u00adbyeenkoms deelgeneem. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Daar is hy aangewys as die wenner in die afdeling vir o.19-seuns. Hy het sy Protea-kleure verwerf en sal deel wees van die Suid-Afrikaanse span op die w\u00eareldkampioenskapsbyeenkoms van 10 tot 13 Oktober in Port Said, Egipte. WJ sal aan die individuele en ook die gemengde aflosnommers deelneem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEk het verlede jaar die sportsoort vir die eerste keer op die proef gestel. Biathle is \u2019n multi-dissiplinesport wat hardloop en swem kombineer. Jy hardloop eers, dan swem jy, daarna hardloop jy weer. Afstande wissel afhangende van die ouderdomsgroep,\u201d s\u00ea WJ. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hoewel hy slegs \u2019n jaar aan die sportsoort deelneem, het hy vinnig uitgeblink en \u2019n silwermedalje op die nasionale kampioenskapsbyeenkoms se afdeling vir o.17-seuns verower. Toe is hy ook ingesluit in die Suid-Afrikaanse span wat in Bali, Indonesi\u00eb, aan die w\u00eareldkampioenskapsbyeenkoms deelgeneem het. Hier het hy \u2019n eerste plek in die uitdunronde behaal, en was hy eindelik tiende in sy afdeling. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vanjaar sal hy teen ouer atlete en in die o.19-afdeling deelneem. Die afstande is 1 600 m (hardloop), 200 m (swem) en 1 600 m (hardloop). Die hardloop-gedeelte gaan \u2019n gemengde oppervlak van seesand en teer insluit en deelnemers gaan in die see swem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy doelwit vir vanjaar se w\u00eareldkampioenskap is om my plek te verbeter, en ek droom daarvan om \u2019n medalje huis toe te bring.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
WJ s\u00ea hy is dankbaar vir sy afrigters, Casper de Villiers (hardloop) en Tina Nel (swem), wat \u2019n sleutelrol in sy prestasies speel. Ses dae van die week hardloop hy, en hy swem oor twee dae vir oefening. Kruger is ook \u2019n kranige landloopatleet wat in die afgelope twee jaar sy provinsiale kleure verwerf het. Hy is vanjaar op die Vrystaat-skoleatletiekbyeenkoms as die kampioen in die 800 m en 1 500 m gekroon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEk geniet biathle ongelooflik. Dit is \u2019n sportsoort wat ek lewenslank kan beoefen. Die oudste atleet wat al op nasionale vlak deelgeneem het, was 83 jaar oud.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sy rolmodel is die Amerikaanse swemmer Michael Phelps, wat 82 internasionale medaljes verower het, asook die meeste goue medaljes, 23, op die Olimpiese Spele. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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