Phoenix Martial Arts Club took home ten medals from the PUMA Open International Taekwondo Championships

Leading Phoenix’s charge was thirteen-yr-old Lee Barnard, who simplest started out education with the crucial Swindon membership six months ago.

The teen added a series of splendid performances to win two gold medals, defeating all fighters in each sparring and styles disciplines to end up a double European Champion.

Elsewhere, Richard Lane changed into successful in protecting the title he received the preceding year – beating all opposition within the senior guys’ heavyweight department to come to be European Champion. Lane also received a bronze medal at the day for his patterns overall performance.

Junior black belt Cody O’Bey, who has been schooling considering that turning seven, fought extremely hard to cozy silver medals in both styles and to spar against tough opposition.

There have also been silver medals for Jasmine Roux-Nel and Imogen Lane; both showed willpower in their performances to return away with a silver medal every.

Christine O’Bey fought very hard to secure a silver medal in senior ladies sparring.

Like her son, Cody, Christine has been on a long adventure with Phoenix, losing from 22 stone to 14 stone considering that joining.

Lastly, seven-yr-old Oscar Cronin completed the medal tally via scooping bronze for an excellent pattern overall performance, ten months after signing up with Phoenix.

Harry Chase, 10, became in the most important class of the competition, only narrowly lacking out on a medal with an inspirational overall performance.

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