{"id":254926,"date":"2019-03-09T19:57:31","date_gmt":"2019-03-09T17:57:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=254926"},"modified":"2019-03-10T17:32:51","modified_gmt":"2019-03-10T15:32:51","slug":"naku-concludes-2019-national-trials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=254926","title":{"rendered":"NAKU concludes 2019 National Trials"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"js_3ka\" class=\"_5pbx userContent _3576\" data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;K&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"id_5c852d366c7047530346430\" class=\"text_exposed_root text_exposed\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/NAKU-concludes-2019-National-Trials.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-254936\" src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/NAKU-concludes-2019-National-Trials.png\" alt=\"NAKU concludes 2019 National Trials\" width=\"705\" height=\"446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/NAKU-concludes-2019-National-Trials.png 705w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/NAKU-concludes-2019-National-Trials-300x190.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 705px) 100vw, 705px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Aili Iilonga<\/p>\n<p>DESPITE the Namibia Karate Union facing difficulties in financing its athletes and hosting tournaments, the Union somehow managed to host the best karatekas in Africa at the recently concluded annual national trials.<br \/>\nThe national trails were held to selected athletes that will participate and represent the country at numerous international events during the course of the year.<span class=\"text_exposed_show\"><br \/>\nThis year\u2019s trials featured over 130 karatekas from the northern, central and coastal regions and not only highlighted Namibia\u2019s greatest karate talent, but also served as a basis for the selection of a larger squad with the purposes of developing the sport in Namibia.<br \/>\nThe trials, which took place over the weekend, saw all nine affiliated styles, Goju Kai Namibia, Okinawa Goju-Ryu Karate Namibia, Karate Zen, Namibia JKA, Shotokan Karate Academy International, Tenshinkan, Bushido Shotokan, Kushido, and the Namibia Kyukoshin Karate Organisation represented in numbers.<br \/>\nThe tournament also featured many of Namibia\u2019s top international karateka such as Suzelle Pronk, who is the 2018 Common Wealth Bronze Medalist and the first Namibian to participate at a K1 Premier League Tournament, Captain of the 2018 National Karate Team and also, Swart Bronze, Medallist at the 2018 African Youth Games, Mayvonne Stwart and Common Wealth Karate Championships Double Medalist Freddy Mwiya.<br \/>\nNKU\u2019 spokesperson, Stefan van der Merwe, said that the primary challenge faced by NAKU is financing its athletes and tournaments.<br \/>\n\u201cNAKU currently receives no additional financing from the Namibia Sports Commission and is only sponsored by Paratus Telecom with regards to the hosting of its website and email. Other than financing its National tournament (budgeted at N$50 000) which is to be held in September, NAKU also faces N$50 000 per year in annual affiliation fees and has set aside a budget of N$100 000 for this year\u2019s Region 5 Championships,\u201d he said.<br \/>\nVan der Merwe further stated that NAKU hopes that with the help of sponsors, \u201dit can allow more athletes to participate in international tournaments and be able to implement a National Karate League which will allow for more participation opportunities and better tracking of athlete performance year round.\u201d<br \/>\nThe first tournament for the team will be the 2019 AUSC Region 5 Karate Championships, which NAKU will be hosting between the 23 and 25 of May, at the DOME in Swakopmund.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_3x-2\" data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;H&quot;}\">\n<div data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;H&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"mtm\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"_5cq3 _1ktf\" data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;E&quot;}\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aili Iilonga DESPITE the Namibia Karate Union facing difficulties in financing its athletes and hosting tournaments, the Union somehow managed to host the best karatekas in Africa at the recently concluded annual national trials. 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