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Karate team’s nightmare trip

Friday, September 09, 2022 | 330 Views |

Success: Male kata team bagged a bronze medal at the ongoing Commonwealth Karate Championships in Birmingham

Some karatekas were left stranded at the OR Tambo International Airport on their way to the Commonwealth Karate Federation Championships in Birmingham, the United Kingdom due to transit visa issues.

A group of 20 karatekas did not have transit visas, but other members of the travelling squad including Ofentse Bakwadi, Oratile Caiphus, Boemo Ramasimong (karatekas), Christopher Ponatshego (coach) and China Metswi (team manager) did not face any hiccup as they had a different arrangement.

When preparations for the Commonwealth Games started, the Botswana Karate Association (BOKA) announced that it was financially crippled to fund the trip. Those who were interested in travelling were issued support letters by BOKA to enable them to seek individual sponsorship.

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