Cobras Shotokan Karate Club members raked in 92 medals

STUDENTS from the Cobras Shotokan Karate Club in Brackenhurst recently took part at the South African Shotokan Karate Academy (Saska) National Championship in Pretoria.

This was a well attended event and not only Shotokan karate clubs took part, but selected clubs from other styles were also invited to attend. The Cobras reigned superior at this tournament and returned home with a total of 92 medals among the 37 students from the club who took part.

The Cobras club won the strongest club of the tournament and also walked away with all four of the Top Achiever trophies for the tournament: Best Senior Male (Nicholas Gaston-Bellegarde), Best Senior Female (Andrea Tiedt), Best Junior Male (Reatlegile Moleleki) and Best Junior Female (Amy Howard).

Cobras Shotokan Karate Club trains on Monday and Wednesday evenings 5.30pm to 6.30pm at Glenview Primary School in Brackenhurst

For more information contact sensei Laurent on 082 494 2704 or sensei Nicholas on 082 302 8637, or visit www.albertonkarate.co.za

The results are as follows for the Cobras Shotokan Karate club:

Alexander Aucamp (one silver), Alex Holm (one gold, one bronze), Bokang Sigasa (two gold, one silver, one bronze), Makoena Maona (one gold, one silver), Bokamoso Makhene (two gold, one silver, one bronze), Augusto Kentsop (one gold, one bronze), Lesego Diphoko (one gold, one silver), Tiana Figueiredo (one gold, one silver, one bronze), Liana Gouveia (one gold, two silver, one bronze), Hayden Fish (one gold, two silver, one bronze), Jaiveer Chinia (two gold), Zoey Holm (one gold), Joshua Baloyi (one gold, one silver), sensei Laurent Gaston-Bellegarde (two gold), sensei Nicholas Gaston-Bellegarde (three gold), Kieran Fish (one gold, one silver, two bronze), Daniel van Wyk (one gold, one bronze), Kishan Chetty (one bronze), Dario Gouveia (two gold, one silver), Juan Crous (three gold, one bronze) and Darshal Chinia (one silver).

Zita Gouveia (three silver), Kaylee Beine (one bronze), Ryan Hovell-Erasmus (one gold, one silver), Tian Venter (two bronze), Reatlegile Moleleki (three gold, two silver), Andrea Tiedt (three gold, one silver), Joshua Sheriff (one silver), Evan Sheriff (one silver, one bronze), Samukelisiwe Madonsela (two gold, two silver), Musa Sono (one gold, one silver), Andries du Toit (one bronze), Waydon Joemath (one gold, one silver, one bronze), Marelize Howard (two gold, two silver) and Amy Howard (three gold, two silver).

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