THE International Karate Organisation Academy Guyana held its annual Karate Examination at the Muslim Youth Organisation on Woolford Avenue, Georgetown, over the weekend.
The events saw more than 30 athletes being awarded belts after showcasing their skills for a panel of qualified judges.

The participants were awarded yellow, orange, green, blue, purple and brown belts by head of IKO Academy Guyana, Jeffrey Wong.
In the yellow-belt category, the likes of Parsram Pooran, David Headly and Kumar Nazrudeen got the nod.

While the new orange belt holders are Zaim Samuels, whose performance saw him skipping yellow to go straight to orange.
Other winners were Mackada Russell, Nalini Singh, Kelon Pellew, Jermaine Sulker, Sherwin Anderson and Romario Mason.
While Shivraj Jaikarran, Nasief Hussain, Daniella Benn, Jahlana Horatio and Coby Nero are the new holders of Green Belts.
The new Blue Belts holders are Jeremiah Gulliver, Athalia Douglas, Stephan Jackman and Timina Fraser.

A number of athletes also skipped green and blue belts and went straight to the Purple Belt, including Ebony Moore, Carlton Benjamin, Angelina Singh, Kathleen Gill, Saraphina De Jonge and Denyque Fraser.

The new Brown-Belt awardees are Ezequiel Singh, Prince James,Sharique Mohamed, Renaldo Fecker, Kayin Yarde. Kaden Moore, Kadan Whyte and Reian Fredericks.