21 November 2025
Klerksdorp Record, Klerksdorp - The 2025 SA National Gymnastics Championships took place recently; men’s and women’s artistic at the National Training Centre in Gauteng and rhythmic at the University of KZN.
The Klerksdorp School of Gymnastics was well-represented and the gymnasts excelled. 52 Gymnasts from the prestigious local school competed at the events. Collectively, the gymnasts won 26 gold, 23 silver and 16 bronze apparatus medals, as well as 8 overall first places, 4 overall second places and 5 overall third places.
Ofentse Setlhabetsi was selected to represent SA in Namibia for Region 5 in December.
In the photo is Zander Steyn (8-10 years, 1st overall), Chade Jansen (SA’s High Performance Class 1, overall winner), Vitali Graceffa (SA’s Senior Olympic, overall winner), Carmin Schulenburg (High Performance SA’s Olympic entry), Carah Prinsloo (10 years, runner-up), Millika Horn (10 years, third overall), LD Janse Van Vuuren (7-9 years, runner-up), Schalk Harmse (7-9 years, overall winner), Christof Posthumus (12-15 years, third overall), Minke Myburgh (12 & U, third overall), Jacobus Venter (11-12 years, runner-up), Matthew du Plooy (12-15 years, overall winner), Janko Vermaak (12-15 years, overall winner), Eben Steyn (13-18 years, overall winner), Oratile Moloantoa (15 & U, runner-up), Naomi de Klerk (14-18 years, third overall), and Ofentse Setlhabetsi (12-13 years, overall winner). Lefulesele Mohlakane (15 & U, third overall) is absent.
