Clash of events exposes karate cracks

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Peace continues to elude karate, with the fissures evident over the weekend when the sport held two separate tournaments in Gaborone and Lobatse.

Whilst the inaugural BDF Open Karate Championship was ongoing at the UB Indoor Sport Arena, another tournament, 'Ngwana wa Mo Africa', was taking place in Lobatse. Despite attempts by Botswana Defence Force (BDF) Commander, General Mpho Mophuting's efforts to bring peace within karate, there is still a long, rough road ahead.

The BDF Open Karate Championship saw 636 karatekas take part, whilst Ngwana wa Mo Africa, organised by Nihon Karate Kyokai-Botswana, attracted 300 registrations.

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