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Karate body to pick team for two-day Thika event

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Hemed Taufique (left) from Munawar Judo Club fights with Kelvin Ombati of Dilpark Kenya in Kenya in a past Kenya Open Karate championships in Mombasa. [File]

Kenya Karate Federation (KKF) will use this weekend’s Kenya Open Karate Championships to select a national team for the upcoming Union of African Karate Federations’ (UFAK) Region East tournament slated for May 16-21 in Nairobi.

The two-day event that kicks off today at Mount Kenya University Indoor Arena, Thika, will feature cadet, juniors, youth and seniors’ categories both male and female.

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