Congratulations to our competition team for their recent performance at the 2022 Karate BC Provincial Championships. Our team showed strong fighting spirit, focus, passion, and respect. Hard work, strong preparation, and consistent effort is what breeds success, and it is no doubt that you all experienced success this past weekend.
This competition is the first step in being selected to the BC Team. Our next event will be held Saturday June 4th – Final Selection Tournament.
Win or lose, medal or no medal, we are extremely proud of EVERY athlete who participated. Sometimes we win and sometimes we lose, it’s all part of the game, but we always must learn from each outcome.
Results:
12/13 girls
Emily Chan-Sato – Gold -47kg
Malia Khodarahmi – Silver -47kg
12/13 boys
Quinn Lester-Coe – Silver -40kg
Timothy Hu – Gold -45kg
Konnor Buchanan – Bronze (3rd) – 45kg
Ethan Li – Bronze (3rd) -50kg
Nikita Knickle – Gold +55kg
14/15 boys
Matthew Yu – Gold -52kg
Quinn Bradshaw – Gold -70kg
Dylan Thackray – Bronze (4th) – 70kg
Johnson Jiang – Bronze (3rd) +70kg
16/17 girls
Keira Szeto – Silver -48kg
Helena Andres – Gold -53kg
16/17 boys
Alexander Knickle – Gold -61kg
Julian Hassan – Bronze (4th) -68kg
Samuel Sprowsen – Silver +76kg
U21 men
Connor Szeto – Bronze (3rd) – 60kg
Men
Connor Szeto – Silver -60kg
Participation (no podium finish, but strong performances):
Jack McCaan
Sparkes Liffen
Saghar Aleshagh
Danya Cosyn
Aiden Winsor
For more pictures from the event, please check out THIS LINK. Photos courtesy of our very own Selma Ong!