体坛英语资讯：Southern African countries gather in Namibia for Karate Championships
<p><span word="WINDHOEK">WINDHOEK</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 31-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Namibia">Namibia</span> <span word="Karate">Karate</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="NAKU">NAKU</span>) <span word="hosted">hosted</span> <span word="the">the</span> 18<span word="th">th</span> <span word="Region">Region</span> 5 <span word="Karate">Karate</span> <span word="Championships">Championships</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="coastal">coastal</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Swakopmund">Swakopmund</span>.</p><p><span word="National">National</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Angola">Angola</span>, <span word="Botswana">Botswana</span>, <span word="Mozambique">Mozambique</span>, <span word="Namibia">Namibia</span>, <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>, <span word="Zambia">Zambia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</span> <span word="participated">participated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="championships">championships</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Region">Region</span> 5 <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="replicating">replicating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="structure">structure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="tournaments">tournaments</span>. <span word="Over">Over</span> 266 <span word="contestants">contestants</span> <span word="competed">competed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="crowned">crowned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Southern">Southern</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>.</p><p><span word="Team">Team</span> <span word="Namibia">Namibia</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="comprised">comprised</span> 86 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="karate">karate</span> <span word="talent">talent</span>, <span word="managed">managed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="secure">secure</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Botswana">Botswana</span>, <span word="with">with</span> 19 <span word="gold">gold</span>, 25 <span word="silver">silver</span>, <span word="and">and</span> 61 <span word="bronze">bronze</span> <span word="medals">medals</span>.</p><p><span word="Namibian">Namibian</span> <span word="contestant">contestant</span> <span word="Freddy">Freddy</span> <span word="Mwiya">Mwiya</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="alongside">alongside</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="stars">stars</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="stood">stood</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="him">him</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="karate">karate</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="before">before</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="karate">karate</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="skills">skills</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span>," <span word="Mwiya">Mwiya</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Mwiya">Mwiya</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="event">event</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="participate">participate</span>.</p><p><span word="Namibia">Namibia</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="Llewellyn">Llewellyn</span> <span word="Manale">Manale</span> <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="success">success</span>. <span word="Hosting">Hosting</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="magnitude">magnitude</span> <span word="boasts">boasts</span> <span word="numerous">numerous</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span>, <span word="both">both</span> <span word="logistically">logistically</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="financially">financially</span>. <span word="NAKU">NAKU</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="extend">extend</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tremendous">tremendous</span> <span word="thank">thank</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="individuals">individuals</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="organization">organization</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="execution">execution</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span>."</p>
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