By Lungile Ntimba
The Sarah Baartman district has stood out with the most exceptional athletes and gold medals in the Eastern Cape Primary Schools Athletics Championships.
About 800 young athletes from the 12 districts showcased their skills and talents at the sports event hosted at Queen’s College Boys’ High School’s recreational grounds in Komani over the weekend.
Events highlighted various sports disciplines, including long jump, high jump, shot put, discus, javelin and running events.
The provincial education department said that all the districts delivered impressive performances, with several records broken.
“The competition wrapped up with outstanding performances from all districts. However, the Sarah Baartman district stood out with the most exceptional athletes and gold medals,” it said.
The department said 75 gold medallists have earned the right to represent the province at the national championships later in March.
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