The Week Junior - UK (2022-04-23)

6 The Week Junior • 23 April 2022

KwaZulu-Natal,

South Africa

Military helps after floods

The South African government has

sent more than 10,000 soldiers to

help people cope with flooding in the

eastern province of KwaZulu-Natal.

The troops are helping with search

and rescue efforts and getting clean

drinking water to those in need.

At the time The Week Junior went to

press, more than 448 people had died

because of the floods.

The Hague, Netherlands

Invictus Games begin

The Invictus Games sporting event

for wounded war veterans began on

16 April in The Hague. On 17 April,

Ukrainian athlete Rodion Sitdikov won

the gold medal in the shot put. Sitdikov

said, “Glory to Ukraine!” in a social media

post. Ukrainian athletes Artem Lukashuk

and Ivan Geretsun won the silver and

bronze medals in the long jump. The

Invictus Games were created by Prince

Harry and first took place in 2014.

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Around the world

Cairo, Egypt

Swimmer breaks two world records

Swimmer Omar Hegazy broke two Guinness World Records,

despite having only one leg. The records are “longest

distance swum underwater with one breath” and “longest

distance swum underwater with one breath with fins”. He

swam 56.48 metres for the first record and 76.7 metres for

the second. Hegazy lost a leg in 2015 after a road accident.

Buenos Aires, Argentina

First women’s polo world cup

In Buenos Aires, Argentina’s capital, the best polo players

in the world have been competing in the sport’s first world

championship for women. The Polo World Cup competition

began on 9 April and ended on 16 April. It featured six

teams: Argentina, Brazil, England, Ireland, Italy and the

US. Argentina beat the US 6-2 in the final.

Kano, Nigeria

15th century dye pits face closure

The Kofar Mata dye pits in Kano, Nigeria, have been used

to dye fabrics using traditional methods for more than

500 years. However, cheaper fabrics are coming in from

abroad and the pits might have to close. The families

who work there, and have done for generations, want the

government to help them keep up the tradition.

Omar

Hegazy

A dyer at

the dye pits.

Players train for

the World Cup.

Flooding in

KwaZulu-Natal.

Day two of

the games.