Zimbabwe: Rugwete Focuses On Tokyo 2020 Olympics

23 January 2017

FOLLOWING the inclusion of karate into the Olympic Games by the International Olympic Committee last year, Zimbabwe Karate Union president Joe Rugwete believes there is need for them to start preparing now. Rugetwe said while the discipline will first appear at the Youth Olympic Games next year, their focus is on the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

"We need to be very realistic about the situation. We would probably want to look at 2020, 2018 if we go, we will be going to watch and learn," he said. "The reason is we don't think we can make it to the Premier League (which is the qualifying event) starting this January. Resources may not allow us to go.

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