One of Welkom’s young and upcoming athletes, Tyla Wasmuth, received a bronze medal for discus at the Athletics South Africa (ASA) Championships on 25 March.
Tyla is currently ranked eighth in the world for U17 girls.
Her father, Wassie Wasmuth, says his daughter believes in working hard. “The right things will come at the right time,” she says.
Her strength and her motto in life is based on Psalm 143 verse 8: “Show me the path I should walk for I entrust my life to You.”
Tyla started the athletics season with house sports at the Goudveld-Hoërskool, where she broke the discus record, and ranked first in the top ten.
After this she went on to attain first position for shotput and discus at numerous events.
At the Lejweleputswa District athletics meeting on 14 February, Tyla continued her winning streak and was number one on the top 50 ranking.
Following this, she placed first twice at the Multi-Green athletics meeting in Sasol on 22 February where she accepted the trophy for best female athlete.
Then, at the Free State event on 3 March Tyla set a discus record with a distance of 46,27 m, and finished first for both discus and shotput.
At the ASA championship in Pietermaritzburg, she won a bronze medal for discus and was ranked eighth globally for girls U17. At the SA School Championships in Germiston on 4 April she placed fifth in discus and ninth in shotput.
Tyla is trained by Conradie Scheepers and Elizma Naude Pretorius.
