Karatekas pocket eight medals

Four members of the Shotokan karate club returned from a competition with eight medals.

HARD TO BEAT: Members of the Cobras Shotokan club who showed their mettle are: Front: Bokamoso Makhene (two gold medals), Joshua Wood (one gold and one silver). Back: Sensei Nicholas Gaston-Bellegarde, Dario Gouveia (one gold and one silver), Darshal Chinia ( two bronze medals) and Sensei Laurent Gaston-Bellegarde.

STUDENTS from the Cobras Shotokan Karate Club in Brackenhurst took part in the annual Pieter Viljoen All Styles karate competition recently held in Pretoria. Four karatekas from the club participated and returned home with eight medals in total.

The Cobras Shotokan karate club trains at Glenview Primary School on Monday and Wednesday evenings from 5.30pm to 6.30pm. For more information, please contact Sensei Laurent on 082 494 2704 or Sensei Nicholas on 082 302 8637. Alternatively, visit our website www.albertonkarate.co.za.

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