Judo harvests 16 medals in Swaziland
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Harvest of Medals: The Judo team won 16 medals in Swaziland
The team overreached itself by plundering four gold, six silver and six bronze to leave coach, Kingsley Segokotlo elated. So accomplished was the performance that Segokotlo felt the team could have done better. “We did well, but could have done better.
Our athletes were not training daily because of the school exams. That affected our performance,” he said from Swaziland yesterday.
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