Karate team’s nightmare trip

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.