It is with pride and joy that our Junior Athlete Sofia Querubin has been selected as Emerging Taekwondo Athlete for 2023. This latest announcement is a culmination of what had been a fantastic year for Sofia winning her -49 kg division at the Australian National Team Selections Event for the World Championships, winning Gold at Korea Open and awarded Best Junior Athlete of the Competition, a Quarterfinals result at the Junior World Championships and awarded by Australian Taekwondo as the Best Female Junior Athlete of 2022 at the recent National Awards Gala Night.  

Athlete categorisation is conducted annually in the final quarter of each year to take effect from 1 January to 31 December the following year based on performance guidelines set by Australian Taekwondo and Combat AUS and subject to approval from the Australian Institute of Sport. The sport-industry wide National Categorisation Framework consists of 5 levels from Emerging, Developing, Podium Potential, Podium Ready, Podium. 

Congratulations Sofia! Well deserved recognition of all your hard work and achievements.