DJS athletes endure extreme heat at SA Youth Championships
The athletes had to endure extreme heat of 40°C and after a two-hour wait in the sun for their turn to jump, all were drained of their energy.
Two Dundee Junior School (DJS) athletes took part in the SA Sub-Youth Athletics Championships in Secunda and performed very well, despite the debilitating heat they had to endure.
Novelee Vorster cleared 1.55m in high jump to earn herself a third place. Unfortunately, however, due to a technicality, she was placed fourth.
In this event, Justin Duvenage jumped a height of 1.6m to share fourth place, along with three others.
He is also ranked in the top 8 in his division in the country.
The athletes had to endure extreme heat of 40°C and after a two-hour wait in the sun for their turn to jump, all were drained of their energy. Although it wasn’t their best performance, they still did very well.
For young athletes from a small town like Dundee, competing against SA’s top athletes is a huge achievement.
Congratulations to Justin and Novelee. Keep it up – you have a bright future ahead of you!
