{"id":135821,"date":"2016-10-19T07:10:00","date_gmt":"2016-10-19T05:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/135821\/nadia-holds-sas-flag-high\/"},"modified":"2016-10-19T12:35:03","modified_gmt":"2016-10-19T10:35:03","slug":"nadia-holds-sas-flag-high","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2016\/10\/19\/nadia-holds-sas-flag-high\/","title":{"rendered":"Nadia holds SA’s flag high"},"content":{"rendered":"

She does her kata with clear precision and dedication and this leads Nadia Calore (15) to victory.<\/p>\n

The young junior black belt, who is a member of the Nippon Tigers Shotokan Karate Club in Castleview, recently returned from Mumbai, India, where she competed as a member of the SA team in the 18th FSKA World Cup Shotokan Karate Championship hosted by the World Funakoshi Shotokan Karate Organisation.<\/p>

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Calore took part in three events, the u-23 (senior) team kata, the u-15 individual kata and the junior team kata.<\/p>\n

She brought home three medals, a bronze for the senior team kata, a silver for the u-15 individual kata and a silver for the junior team kata.<\/p>

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Calore was also meant to compete in two other events, namely the mixed senior and the mixed junior kata, but due to scheduling conflicts she unfortunately missed those events.<\/p>\n

The Albemarle resident and Jeppe High School for Girls grade 9 pupil competed in competitions throughout the year and was chosen by her sensei, Goran Stankovic and other instructors, to be part of the SA team.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe training leading up to the event was quite hard,\u201d Calore said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was training six nights a week and most of the team training sessions took place in Lenasia.\u201d<\/p>\n

She is supported in her sporting endeavours by her parents Peter and Carmel, who are both extremely proud of her.<\/p>\n

Calore also enjoys competing in swimming and athletics.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy goal is to become an Olympic champion in karate and I\u2019m aiming for the 2020 Olympics as they have just allowed karate into the games. I will be the perfect age – 19,\u201d Calore said.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy best friend, Kasey Walters and I both enjoy sports and I\u2019d like to do karate at the Olympics. She wants to compete in athletics.\u201d<\/p>\n

When Calore is not working hard at her karate, she enjoys competing in swimming (all strokes) and is currently a Level Two.<\/p>\n

When she has spare time, she likes to read and does homework, especially maths, as it is one of her favourite subjects.<\/p>\n

When asked how she had enjoyed India, Calore said, \u201cIt was very hot but nice.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Taj Mahal was so beautiful and I got to ride on an elephant.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would definitely like to go back and see more of the country.\u201d<\/p>\n

For now though, Calore has set her sights on qualifying for the 19th FSKA World Cup Shotokan Karate Championship which will be held in London.<\/p>\n