Vusumuzi Dube
Innocent Kurira, Sports Reporter
THE Zimbabwe National Karate Federation (ZNKF) will host the African Union Sports Council Region 5 games in Bulawayo this May.
The championships are set to take place at the ZITF Hall 3 from 25 to 28 May.
About 500 karate participants drawn from Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe will take part in the games.
The Sports Recreation Commission (SRC) has already cleared the event and emphasised on the organisers to follow Covid-19 guidelines.
“Enforcement officers will monitor compliance with the stipulated conditions and any violation may result in the withdrawal of the authority and other sanctions as provided by law.
“All participants and officials will be required to observe and abide by the Covid-19 preventative measures failure of which will result in the approval being immediately cancelled. All enquiries should be directed to the SRC in writing,” wrote the SRC.
ZNKF was formed in 2020 for semi-contact members to comply with WKF statutes that prohibit its affiliates from mixing semi-contact and full contact karate.
It was formed after ZKU continued to administer both semi and full contact karate in breach of WKF rules.
Follow on Twitter @innocentskizoe
derick.khumalo