Guyana Karate Federation hosts Senior National Karate Championships
The respective division champions display their prizes after the presentation.
Kaieteur News – The Guyana Karate Federation held its 2024 National Senior Karate Championship at the
National Gymnasium on Sunday 29th September, 2024. Twenty – five (25) Karatekas participated, both male and female.
The event started at 11.00 hours and was deemed a success.
The competitors demonstrated excellent sportsmanship and camaraderie and competed fiercely as they were urged on by their supporters.
The event started with kata events, then the kumite. The organizers kept events flowing from kata to Kumite with action nonstop.
At the conclusion of the tournament, Guyana Karate Federation President, Shihan Amir Khouri 8th Dan, thanked the Director of Sports and the National Sports Commission for their contribution in assisting the GKF to have a successful championship.
Special thanks, was conveyed to the referees, judges, officials, parents, volunteers and supporters who contributed to making this event the success it was.
The official results for the championships are:
Individual Events
Female 14-17 Years – Kata              Female 14-17 Years – Kumite
1st Isabella Ramlall                            1st  Tattieanna Appiah
2nd Annamary Holder                                   2nd  Isabella Ramlall
3rd Annamary Holder
Male 14-17 Years– Kata                   Male 14-17 Years Kumite -55 Kg
1st Dmitri Cheong                             1st  Jeremy Hargobin
2nd J’ude Thompson                          2nd  Phillip Persaud
3rd Jeremy Hargobin                          3rd   Ethan Cheong
Male 14-17 Years – Kumite -68 Kg    Male 14-17 Years – Kumite +68 Kg
1st      Dmitri Cheong                          1st  Jordan Benjamin
2nd     J’ude Thompson                         2nd Ethan Cheong
Female Senior Kata                          Female Senior Kumite
1st Al’lure Thompson                         1st  Al’lure Thompson
2nd Alisha Moideen                           2nd  Keyshia Beaton
3rd Keyshia Beaton                            3rd   Alisha Moideen
4th Gunwattie Sirpaul
Male Senior Kata                                 Male Senior Kumite – 67 Kg
1st    Roger Peroune                           1st   Jade Thompson
2nd   Keith Anthony Beaton              2nd  Duane Peters
3rd   J’ade Thompson
4th    Balram Dass
Male – Senior Kumite -84 Kg             Male Senior Kumite +84 Kg
1st     Manzoor Ali                             1st    Keith Anthony Beaton
2nd    Sequoya Shuman                      2nd   Orin Whittington
3rd     Balram Dass                             3rd    Keith Keenan Beaton
4th     Matthew Gurahoo
Male Senior Team Kata     Â
1st     Berbice Shotokan Karate Dojo
2nd    Association Do Shotokan Karate – Guyana
Male Senior Team Kumite Â
1st    Guyana Wado-Ryu Karate Association
2nd    Association Do Shotokan Karate – Guyana
3rd     Berbice Shotokan Karate Dojo
