The second United World Karate South Africa National Championships was held at the Fish River Sun Hotel over the past weekend. Hosts, East Cape Shotokan-Ryu (Grahamstown and Port Alfred) claimed overall top position, closely followed by WJKA SA and Joza Karate Club (Grahamstown) in second and third places respectively. Click to download 2017 UWKSA Overall Medals Table
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The second United World Karate South Africa National Championships was held at the Fish River Sun Hotel over the past weekend. More than 270 karateka contested the Championship in categories ranging from novice to elite. Click to download 2017 UWKSA Male Category Results
By NIENKE BOTHA On Saturday 1 April, the Sunshine Coast Champs bodybuilding competition took place at the Titi Jones Multi Purpose Centre in Port Alfred. There were a number of athletes in different divisions, and the show was well supported by local athletes from Grahamstown and Port Alfred, as visitors from around the province. The event had a three main judges, a chief judge, MC Bradley Scheuble and even its very own DJ Colins. The tournament included three junior line-ups – U17 , U19 and U21, as well as an overall junior winner. In the U19 category Quentyn Oestuisen flexed…
This week 135 people ran, jogged and walked the course, of whom 4 were first timers and 9 recorded new Personal Bests. Representatives of 4 different clubs took part. The event was made possible by 17 volunteers. Grahamstown parkrun # 131 – 01/04/2017 Pos parkrunner Time Age Cat Age Grade Gender Pos Club Note Total Runs 1 Thoko SIPUNGU 21:16 SM25-29 60.66 % M 1 PB stays at 00:19:15 33 2 Sylvester JEFFRIES 21:26 SM30-34 60.34 % M 2 PB stays at 00:20:12 23 3 Unknown 4 Tristan James WILLE 23:04 JM15-17 59.39 % M 4 PB stays at…
The second United World Karate South Africa National Championships was held at the Fish River Sun Hotel over the past weekend. More than 270 karateka contested the Championship in categories ranging from novice to elite. Click to download PDF: 2017 UWKSA Female Category Results-1
The second United World Karate South Africa National Championships was held at the Fish River Sun Hotel over the past weekend. More than 270 karateka contested the Championship in categories ranging from novice to elite. Federations and affiliates in attendance included South African Shotokan Karate Academy (SASKA), South African National Shotokan Association (SANSA), World JKA Karate Association (WJKA SA), Shotokan ZA and Shotokan Circle as well as numerous individually affiliated dojos from across the province and country. Hosts, East Cape Shotokan-Ryu (Grahamstown and Port Alfred) claimed overall top position, closely followed by WJKA SA and Joza Karate Club (Grahamstown) in…
A number of children from Grahamstown entered, and completed, the Spur IronKids aquathon in Port Elizabeth on Saturday, as part of the Standard Bank Ironman South Africa event. The Spur IRONKIDS is the largest aquathon in the world, with over 1000 children from across South Africa finishing the specially designed course at Hobie Beach under the same banner as the Standard Bank IRON MAN African Championship triathletes who competed on 2 April 2017. The 1,000 children that entered the IronKids Biathle ranged from six to 13 years (the eligibility age), and each of the participants finished the race on the Iron…
National Road Safety Strategy gets green light Cabinet has approved a new road safety strategy aimed at drastically reducing deaths on South African roads. Known as the National Road Safety Strategy 2016-2030, the document embodies the principles of the Safe Systems approach and gives effect to the five pillars of the UN Decade of Action. These pillars are Road Safety Management, Safer Roads and Mobility, Safer Vehicles, Safer Road Users and Post-Crash Response. In a statement issued after its regular fortnightly meeting, Cabinet said the new strategy will address the challenges and gaps identified by the Department of Transport on the…