Karate To Revise Selection Criteria

BOKA president, David Mathe told Monitor Sport after the first leg of the senior team selection that the current criteria needs to be revised. He said in some instances, karetaks who finish first are not necessarily the best. He said it might be that a good player is having a bad day and finish in a position other than first.  “We might find ourselves in a situation whereby we leave out our best karatekas. I have had a discussion with the technical commission about revising the criteria. We should select based on position and assessment. Going forward, we have to look into that,” he said.

The upset of the competition was the final of the men’s under 60kg category between Thabang Setshego of Hayashi Ha and Tshwaragano Mahokole of Kofukan-SSKB Kofukan. Setshego came into the match as the favourite despite suffering an injury due to a muscle pull last weekend. Mahokole showed little respect for his opponent, dealing away with all threats thrown at him. He told Monitor Sport that he had prepared well for the bout.