Paddles at the ready for provincial sprint race
EMMARENTIA – The Gauteng Canoe Union recently held a race that doubled as a schools league event.
Top racers of Dabulamanzi Canoe Club were selected to take part in the provincial sprint races at Victoria Lake Canoe Club hosted by Gauteng Canoe Union.
The event, which took place on February 5, was to provide an opportunity to paddlers for selection into the Gauteng team to represent the province in the upcoming South African Sprint Championship in Cape Town on April 23 to 25 at Lomond Dam.
According to Jennie Dallas, the union’s public relations officer, the event also doubled as the first 2022 Gauteng Canoe Union schools league event and now juniors look forward to participating in the South African Schools League Championships at the end of April.
Dabulamanzi Canoe Club member and Sophiatown resident, U8 paddler Kaylen Armdorf, was part of the proud young paddlers who made the cut.
“A Gauteng team reflecting all ages from U8 through to Great Grandmasters was identified and the paddlers are training seriously in order to challenge the other racers at the interprovincial event,” concluded Dallas.
