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Motswagole: Small in stature, big on ambition

In action: Motswagole (red belt)
In action: Motswagole (red belt)

At just 19, Lesika Motswagole may not be the most imposing figure on the karate mat, but there is little that is diminutive about her ambition.

Over the weekend at Al-Nur School in Gaborone, the pint-sized karateka stood tall amongst 231 athletes at the Botswana Shito Ryu Federation’s annual Open Karate Championship, dominating the female -55kg category.

It was another statement of intent from an athlete whose rapid rise has already taken her onto the continental stage.

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