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Crawford International Sandton karateka shines bright
Four students from Crawford International Sandton excelled in a recent karate championship.
![Zoey Boonzaier, in Grade 2, competed in the Gauteng JKA championships; she received gold in kata and achieved her Gauteng colours. She will now be able to compete in July at the SA JKA championships.](https://images.caxton.co.za/wp-content/uploads/sites/33/2023/06/WhatsAppImage2023_71602-e1685953225527.jpeg)
For Crawford International Sandton, four junior karatekas at the school produced outstanding results in recent championships.
![Cassidy Jones, in Grade 3, took gold for kata and kumite at the South African Japan Karate Association (SA JKA) provincial karate competition and qualified for nationals.](https://images.caxton.co.za/wp-content/uploads/sites/33/2023/06/WhatsAppImage2023_48497-e1685953158681-297x400.jpeg)
Not only did they fly the school flag high, but they made themselves and their parents proud. Nadia Cookie, project coordinator at the school, highlighted that the school as a whole is proud and happy for their achievements and wishes them well for their next competitions.
![Christian Jones, in Grade 2, took bronze for Kata at the SA JKA Karate, received his provincial colours, and qualified for nationals.](https://images.caxton.co.za/wp-content/uploads/sites/33/2023/06/WhatsAppImage2023_84868-e1685953179740-211x400.jpeg)
![Kaitlyn Boonzaier, in Grade 5, competed in the Gauteng JKA championships, received a silver in kumite and a bronze in kata, and also achieved her Gauteng colours. She will be able to participate in the SA JKA championships in July.](https://images.caxton.co.za/wp-content/uploads/sites/33/2023/06/WhatsAppImage2023_96625-e1685953200263-312x400.jpeg)
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