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Karen Foo Kune is one of Africa’s best badminton shuttler – having been the sole player to qualify for Beijing Olympics in her category. Her younger sister Kate, is following in Karen’s footsteps. After making it to the Youth Olympics in June 2010 in Singapore, the young Mauritian beat all her opponents to clinch the gold medal in the African Junior Championships.
Here are the final results of the event:
Source: Badminton-africa.com
Men’s singles: Mahmoud El Sayad (EGY) bt Andries Malan (RSA) 21-13, 17-21, 21-7
Women’s singles: Kate Foo Kune (MRI) bt Elme de Villiers (RSA) 21-17, 21-19
Men’s s doubles: Andries Malan / Prakash Nath (RSA) bt Cameron Coetzer / Reneshan Naidoo, (RSA) 23-21, 17-21, 21-16
Women’s doubles: Elme de Villiers / Lee-Ann Dewet (RSA) bt Sandra Le Grange / Jennifer Van der berg (RSA) 21-12, 21-18
Mixed doubles: Malan/Van der berg (RSA) bt Sayad/Asraf (EGY) 21-15, 22-20
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