Danelia Price-Hughes won the silver medal in the Junior Women’s Single Sculls at the 2024 World Rowing Under 19 Championships on Sunday, 25 August 2024. The South African rower fought hard in the race as she chased every stroke of current champion Bianca Ifteni.
When the race reached the halfway point Price-Hughes continued to put her Romanian opponent to the test however, the experience of Ifteni showed as she was clear length with 500m to go.
Ifteni managed to stay ahead of the South African chaser with a powerful rowing performance to maintain her first place, with Germany’s Julia Stoeber the bronze medal winner.
Price-Hughes’s prowess as an athlete has positioned her as a Finalist in the School Sport Star of Year Award category for this year’s for a Momentum gsport Awards, after she was nominated by her Federation for bossing it in the world of rowing.
Just this year, the teenager has won gold in Single Scull, Double, and Quad at the 2024 South African Schools Championships, which saw her consolidate her status as the Best Junior in Mzansi.
The past few years have also been rather successful for Price-Hughes on the international stage, who secured gold medals at the Boat Race in 2021, 2022, and 2023. She also managed a commendable 6th-place finish in the Junior Women’s Double, at the 2023 U19 World Rowing Championships.
The future looks bright for Price-Hughes.
Another nominee in the category of School Sports Star of the Year is cricketer Karabo Meso, who has risen up the ranks rather quickly to claim her place in the Proteas Women’s T20 team, alongside junior football sensation, Katleho Malebana, who joins Price-Hughes and Meso as the three vie for the top accolade in ongoing public voting.
Voting for the 2024 Momentum gsport Awards closes on Saturday, 31 August 2024, and anyone can join in free of charge following registration of a free member account at the gsport website.
Main Photo caption: South Africa’s Danelia Price-Hughes won the silver medal in the Junior Women’s Single Sculls at the 2024 World Rowing Under 19 Championships on Sunday, 25 August 2024. The South African rower fought hard in the race as she chased every stroke of current champion, Bianca Ifteni. Photos: World Rowing on X
Photo 2 caption: The accomplished youth athlete is among three Finalists for the School Sports Star of the Year Award at the 2024 Momentum gsport Awards – voting live now at gsport. Photo: Rowing SA
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