Karatekas off to Barbados for Caribbean championship

Sensei Nathalie Gibson (first, left) and other karatekas from the Association do Shotokan Karate competing in the Caribbean Karate Championship.

A team of karatekas from the Association do Shotokan Karate departed yesterday afternoon for the 10th annual Caribbean Karate Championship which is being held at the Barbados Community College over the weekend.

The team which trains at the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) will  be under the watchful eyes of Sensei Amir Khouri (6th Dan) and will see 25 karatekas, including World Champion Nathalie Gibson, in action. The July 13-14 contest will also be the first international competition for Mitesh Ramdhani, Aryan Singh, Nixon Cheeks, Medharishi Ramdhani and Sasha Shariff.

In a previous interview Gibson had told Stabroek Sport that she was confident about her