Karate athletes honoured at prestigious dinner
FOURWAYS – "Honouring excellence, prestige, commitment… these are just a few choice words to describe this prestigious award dinner," Fourways Martial Arts instructor, Sensei Stef Biagioni said.
Fourteen athletes from Fourways Martial Arts Academy were honoured at the Gauteng Karate Federation Awards dinner at Gold Reef City’s movie theatre.
The prestigious event was an opportunity to award the athletes, who were selected to represent the federation’s team at the national trials held in Johannesburg, as well as those who represented South Africa abroad.
When asked to describe the event and the athletes who were commended for all their hard work throughout last year and this year, academy instructor, sensei Stef Biagioni said, “Excellence, prestige, commitment. I am so happy that our students were honoured for all the hard work they put in this season,” he said, beaming.
Biagioni added that his students did a great job at bringing back more than 25 trophies from the Karate South Africa Nationals. “Not only did my students achieve Gauteng colours and medal positions at the Karate South Africa Nationals earlier this year, but they also represented the country abroad at the various World Karate Federation events,” he said. These events were the Zone 6 Championships in Zimbabwe, World Karate Federation Training Camp and Youth Cup in Croatia.
“A special congratulations to two of our academy students, Justin Baynes and Alessandro Biagioni,” added Biagioni.
“Both Justin and Alessandro are also ranked number one in kumite, kata and team kata for 2015/2016 in their divisions. This is an incredible achievement considering that Gauteng is the strongest province in the country and all the above accolades come from one dojo which is arguably the best dojo in the country, which according to me is Fourways Martial Arts Academy.”
The students who were awarded were:
- Angela Tsita for best kata
- Zoë Duffield for best kata
- Claudia Dobson for best kata
- Nicholas Dobson for best kumite and best team kata
- Reece Baynes for best kumite and best team kata
- Justin Baynes for best kumite, kata, team kata and best overall cadet athlete 14 to 17 years
- Emma Wentzel for best presidents awards
- Cheyenne Barros for best kumite
- Aimee Grefen for best kata
- Khardan Ruocchio for best kata and team kata
- Alessandro Biagioni for best kumite, kata, team kata and best overall child athlete eight to 13 years
- Silvio Biagioni for best kata and team kata
- Stef Biagioni for best kata and team kata and Jacqui Baynes for best manager of the year.
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