Flying Eagle Sports Academy dominated the podium as the overall winners of the International Karate Technical Seminar and Under-14 Competition which concluded in Kigali on Sunday, October 12. The karate academy collected five gold medals, making them the standout performers of all the 26 teams that participated at the karate contest held in Gahanga Sector, Kicukiro District. The competition featured two key categories including Kumite (Fighting) and Kata (Demonstration), after a seminar led by Indian Karate instructor Sanjeevi Marshal Srikanth alongside Rwanda’s Eric Nizeyimana and Antoine Marie Claret Habakuwizera. While Flying Eagle Sports Academy topped the medal table with five gold, Peace Karate Academy followed with three gold medals while Flying Eagle International Alliance Team finished third with two gold medals and one silver medal. The academy co-organised the programme with Vision Karate Academy with a shared objective to enhance Karatekas’ technical and tactical karate skills while promoting the campaign theme: “Children and youth free from school dropouts and drugs – the foundation of a strong, peaceful family.” ALSO READ: Rwandan Karate trio set for Paris qualifiers ahead of world championships During the seminar, young athletes received technical guidance and motivation from their coaches. Damien Niyongabo, the president of Rwanda Karate Federation (FERWAKA), commended Vision Karate Academy and Flying Eagle Sports Academy on their contribution to the development of Karate among young talents. The two teams have done a very good initiative of co-hosting a seminar and karate competition at the same time, which rarely happens among children nowadays. It normally happens to senior karatekas. The federation used to organise them and it's a good thing that clubs are embracing the initiative, he said.
