Sportsman of the Year Pita Lenoa of Karate Fiji recently recorded two wins in the New South Wales State Championship in Australia and he believes his consistent training got him through.

Pita won gold in the Open Kumite beating nine opponents and he took out the bronze in the Under 75kg kumite event that fielded six athletes.

Lenoa is on a three-month training stint in Australia preparing for the Australian Open Karate Championship on April 15 and the Pacific Games.

He added that he needs to focus on what is ahead because he feels that’s the best way to move forward both mentally and performance wise.


Story by: Selina Navuso