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The Shotokan Karate Academy in Swakopmund was the host of about200NamibiankarateathletesofallagesforthefirstSwakop OpenTournamentlastSaturday25March.

Athletes from Walvis BayandSwakopmund with karatekas from all over the country participated in both disciplines from as youngasfouryearsto 30yearsold.

The chief administrator of the Namibia Sports Commission

Freddy Mwiya who attendedthefirstSwakopOpensaidthatthe eventwasimportantto Namibia because ka- rate is one of the developing sports, and he hopes that it would lead to more opportunities for national karatekas, such as selection for national teams.

Mwiya said “The future of karate in Namibia looks promising,anditishoped that events like this will continue to provide opportunities for personal development and growth in the sport.”

Founder of Shotokan Karate Academy Sensei Valdemar Swart, said that it was his lifelong dream to host an open tournament where any karate athlete affiliated to any style of karate can enter and participate against each other in a friendlyandcontrolled environment.

Sensei Swart said

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“Besides an opportunity for the athletes, theeventalsoprovided an opportunity for spectators to see some of Namibia's top karatekas in two disciplines,thetraditional side of karate for the style athletes, and the sport competition based on World Karate Federationrulesforall stylesofkarate.” Swart noted that the event also gave the “littleones”theopportunity to strut their stuff, with the aim to onedayrepresenttheir pipe line at WBGC. The non-golfer will play three holes on a Tuesday or Thursday afternoon at 17h30, for three weeks thus completing9holes. The BEST DRIVE individual event will be on Saturday, 1 April and the WBGC local sages on Sunday,2April.

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