Karate kids back with 31 medals

THE Namibian Karate-Zen team returned from South Africa this week with 11 gold medals, eight silver and 13 bronze medals after they competed at the Karateka Championships held in Cape Town recently.

Inge Januarie, who competed in the white-belt category for children between 10 and 11 years, fought her way to two gold medals in the kata and kumite divisions respectively. Another fighter who won two medals was Laura Koskenkangas, who fought in the orange-belt category for children from eight to nine years old.She also received gold in the kata and kumite divisions.The other gold medallists were Micha Jatjies (blue belt, 12-13 years) in the kumite category, while she received a silver medal in the kata category.Ndeshi Shatona, who fought in the same category as Jantjies, also won gold in the kata event.Gold in the kata also went to Nicole Husselmann (white belt, 8-9 years), while Granwille Strauss (blue belt, 12-13 years) scooped a gold in the kumite item.Strauss also received a silver medal in the kata event.Another gold was won by Benito Beukes (blue belt, 12-13 years), who beat his opponent in the kata event, while he won a bronze medal in the kumite event.Paavo Hamutumwa (yellow belt 8-9 years) and Shane Husselmann (yellow belt, 6-7 years) both picked up gold medals in the kata competition.The small Husselmann also fought to a silver in the kumite event.The other medals were won by senior fighter Freddy Mwiya, who obtained bronze medals in both events, while the cadet male Fagree Husselmann won bronze in the kumite.Cadet female Skyla Medeiros picked up a silver and a bronze in the two events.Female cadet, Charmaine Husselmann, won a bronze in the kumite event, while Zandile Able (orange belt, 12-13 years) managed to bring home a bronze (kata) and a silver (kumite).Goudjileni Kandombo won silver in both events, while Lisa Mwiya (purple belt, 10-11 years) received a bronze in the kata.Kezia Hansen (white belt, 10-11 years) received a bronze (kata) and a silver (kumite), while Sune van Wyk and Tisha Makando received bronze medals in the kata and kumite categories respectively.Tendai Mavetara (orange belt, 8-9 years) managed to grab a bronze in the kata discipline.Another fighter who won two medals was Laura Koskenkangas, who fought in the orange-belt category for children from eight to nine years old.She also received gold in the kata and kumite divisions.The other gold medallists were Micha Jatjies (blue belt, 12-13 years) in the kumite category, while she received a silver medal in the kata category.Ndeshi Shatona, who fought in the same category as Jantjies, also won gold in the kata event.Gold in the kata also went to Nicole Husselmann (white belt, 8-9 years), while Granwille Strauss (blue belt, 12-13 years) scooped a gold in the kumite item.Strauss also received a silver medal in the kata event.Another gold was won by Benito Beukes (blue belt, 12-13 years), who beat his opponent in the kata event, while he won a bronze medal in the kumite event.Paavo Hamutumwa (yellow belt 8-9 years) and Shane Husselmann (yellow belt, 6-7 years) both picked up gold medals in the kata competition.The small Husselmann also fought to a silver in the kumite event.The other medals were won by senior fighter Freddy Mwiya, who obtained bronze medals in both events, while the cadet male Fagree Husselmann won bronze in the kumite.Cadet female Skyla Medeiros picked up a silver and a bronze in the two events.Female cadet, Charmaine Husselmann, won a bronze in the kumite event, while Zandile Able (orange belt, 12-13 years) managed to bring home a bronze (kata) and a silver (kumite).Goudjileni Kandombo won silver in both events, while Lisa Mwiya (purple belt, 10-11 years) received a bronze in the kata.Kezia Hansen (white belt, 10-11 years) received a bronze (kata) and a silver (kumite), while Sune van Wyk and Tisha Makando received bronze medals in the kata and kumite categories respectively.Tendai Mavetara (orange belt, 8-9 years) managed to grab a bronze in the kata discipline.