{"id":90847,"date":"2025-06-18T21:50:28","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T19:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/?p=90847"},"modified":"2025-06-18T21:50:32","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T19:50:32","slug":"western-cape-top-primary-school-athletics-province","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/western-cape-top-primary-school-athletics-province\/","title":{"rendered":"Western Cape top primary-school athletics province"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Western Cape has won the inter-provincial South African School Athletics (SASA) Primary School Athletics Championships for the second year in a row.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-attachment-id=\"90848\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/western-cape-top-primary-school-athletics-province\/westerncape2025_35496\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WesternCape2025_35496.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,675\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"WesternCape2025_35496\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Primary Schools in the Western Cape represented their province well in the SASA Primary Schools Athletics Championships.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Primary Schools in the Western Cape represented their province well in the SASA Primary Schools Athletics Championships.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WesternCape2025_35496-1024x576.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WesternCape2025_35496-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"Primary Schools in the Western Cape represented their province well in the SASA Primary Schools Athletics Championships.\" class=\"wp-image-90848\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WesternCape2025_35496-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WesternCape2025_35496-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WesternCape2025_35496-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WesternCape2025_35496.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Primary Schools in the Western Cape represented their province well in the SASA Primary Schools Athletics Championships.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>David Maynier, Western Cape MEC for Education, said this was an outstanding achievement, reflecting the commitment of the schools and the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) to supporting school sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The championships were held in Germiston, Gauteng, from Thursday 20 to Saturday 22 March, and our primary-school athletes excelled in all their events. 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