JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's pipeline for future Olympic Games is looking strong, especially in the less popular sporting codes.
The country is sending two martial arts athletes to the Paris Olympics, one in judo and another in wrestling.
Historically, the country had never medalled in martial arts events, but that may change in years to come.
Japan is hosting the 2024 JKS Karate-do International Cup and eight students from the Apache Karate Club in Pretoria will be there.
One of the young stars is 12-year-old Willow-John Stoffels-Naidoo.
Stoffels-Naidoo is a National Championships double medallist and holds a blue belt in Shotokan Karate.
He spoke to eNCA with his Chief Instructor Norman Robinson 9th Dan.