Karatekas from Kinross shine at championship in Durban

Two go to Commonwealth Games in Bangladesh.

August 3, 2024

Kerry Bird 1 minute read

Sensei Breshnev Dhlamini with Akani Mbambo who finished second in the boys kumite (8-9 years) +30kg category.

Students from the Universal Shotokan Karate Union (USKU) and the SKISA Three Sword Club (Standerton) competed in the South African Open Development Championship, held in Tongaat, Durban on July 20.

Melyne Sehar (SKISA) finished first in the girls’ kumite – 30kg (8-9 years) category and third in the girls’ kata (7-9 years) category.

Sbongokuhle Mahlangu (USKU) finished third in the boys’ kumite – 30kg (8-9 years) category and Akani Mbambo (USKU) finished second in the boys’ kumite +30kg (8-9 years) category.

Melyne Sehar, sensei Breshnev Dhlamini and Amelia Sehar at the South African Open Development Championship held in Tongaat, Durban on July 20.

Ricardo van Wyngaard was selected to participate in the Commonwealth Games in Bangladesh in September. Here he is with his sensei, Breshnev Dhlamini of the Universal Shotokan Karate Union.

Jaden Malaza (USKU) finished third in the boys’ kumite – 30kg (8-9 years) category and Amelia Sehar (SKISA) finished second in the elite division in the girls’ kumite – 40kg (10-11 years) category.

Ricardo Van Wyngaard (SKISA) finished second in the boys’ kumite -35kg (10-11 years) category.

Sehar and Van Wyngaard are also selected for the national team that will represent South Africa at the Commonwealth Games in Bangladesh in September.