A South African throwing sport with Voortrekker origins: competitors throw a wooden pin, the skei. Eight tools take you from confused to the sharpest eye in the room.
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A South African throwing sport with Voortrekker origins: competitors throw a wooden pin, the skei, underarm down a sand lane at a peg about sixteen metres away, aiming to knock it over or land nearest to it. Simple, precise, and deeply local.
Almost entirely South Africa and Namibia, with club structures in most South African provinces.
One of the most age-inclusive sports in the country — clubs commonly have members from their teens into their eighties, and the technique matters far more than strength.
The strongest provincial sides have traditionally come from Gauteng, the Free State and the Northern Cape.
This is a genuinely South African sport with a documented history back to the Voortrekker era, when the skei was the yoke pin from an ox wagon. It is one of very few sports where South Africa is the world's centre.
The homegrown one — jukskei clubs and festivals welcome whole families.
An attacking throw · A placing throw · A blocking throw · A smooth run-up and swing · Reading the pit
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