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The Cadet World Championships held at Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina on 28-31 August 2023 has drawn to a close with our Australian National Team achieving the best results at any world championships with 1 Silver, 2 Bronzes and 1 Quarterfinals result!!!
 
Our Team TAYA Athlete Chelsea Gomez competed in the W-164 cm division with 34 countries and was on the side of the draw that was tough with Turkey, Taipeh, Spain, Italy and Russia/AIN. She fought well with score of 3-3 on first round and 2-6 on second round but unfortunately lost to Turkey.
 
We are so proud of Chelsea and our very own Coach and Instructor Ms Abby who was one of the 4 Coaches that guided, supported, trained and coached AUS Team to an historic outcome for Australia. This is their 2nd time being part of the AUS Team as both took part in the 2022 and 2023 World Championships and have enjoyed the fantastic Australian team spirit and team bonding.
 
They have reset and bounced back to compete today 1 September 2023 (starts at 5pm AEDT) at the Bosnia and Herzegovina Open. We wish you both and the AUS Team all the best to achieve strong results at the Open and continue chasing your dreams and Taekwondo journeys as a developing elite athlete and a national team coach.
 
Well done Chelsea and Ms Abby!!! 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Team TAYA had exceptional results at the NSW State Championships which also served as the Nationals Selections Event on 16 July 2023 held at the Quay Centre, Sydney Olympic Park delivering total of 20 Golds, 3 Silvers, 6 Bronzes = 29 Medals from our 29 Athletes. This strong result has led us to 2nd Place on the 37 NSW Club Leaderboard Rankings and 1st Place for Total Golds won. These were all achieved purely in kyorugi.
 
A fantastic result with our athletes performing their best. We have been consistent on top 3 rankings with club leaderboard results in last 3 competitions over last 3 months:
 
1st Place - Gold Coast Open
2nd Place - NSW State Championships
3rd Place - Sydney Taekwondo Festival
 
Excellent results driven by hard work, dedication and team work. Thank you to our Athletes for your strong performances and perseverance, our Coaches for your dedication and guidance, our Black Belts for your assistance with the younger athletes and the Parents for your unwavering support and encouragement.
 
  
 
 
 
Wonderful way to finish the 3-Day Events with Team TAYA celebrations at the Australian Open.
 
Congratulations to our Team TAYA Athletes and Coaches for our team successes, all the hard work and dedication and for supporting each other.
 
Our team results placed us on 4th overall medal ranking out of 79 teams! So proud of everyone's efforts!!!
 
Well done to our Australian Open Champions and Medallists -
 
Aaditya Kadam - Gold, Seniors
Chelsea Gomez - Gold, Cadets
Atharva Pansare - Silver, Juniors
Sofia Querubin - Bronze, Seniors
Eva De Guzman - Bronze, Juniors
Diego Querubin - Bronze, Cadets
Ayva Soteriou - Bronze, Cadets
 
Commendable participation also for -
 
Alec Macgowan - QF, lost to VIC Opponent
Jade Macgowan - QF, lost to French Polynesia
Ethan De Guzman - QF, lost to VIC Opponent
Joshua Harb - R16, lost to French Polynesia
Vasili Soteriou - R16, lost to VIC Opponent
 
Fantastic efforts from everyone. 
 
We are so proud to see our athletes stepping up and performing their best at each match. 
 
Happy to see Aaditya back on top this time as a Senior and winning Australian Open, Sofia improving at each opportunity transitioning from Juniors to Seniors, Atharva overcoming injury setbacks and fighting first time as a Junior against 4 international opponents and Chelsea’s consistency winning Gold at each of the 3 events at her final year in Cadets and selection into the Australian National Team for the Cadet World Championships.
 
And proud and happy for Coach Ms Abby’s appointment as one of the 4 Australian National Cadet WC Team Coaches.
 
Also wonderful to celebrate with my old Philippine National Team for their strong performance at all 3 events led by Head Coach Carlos Padilla and star athletes Kurt Barbosa and Arven Alcantara.
 
And to cap the 3 day event with my birthday celebrations with my Team TAYA family.
 
Thank you to our Team TAYA Coaches, Athletes and Parents for all your efforts, contribution, unwavering support and encouragement.
 
 
Congratulations to our Team TAYA Athletes, Coaches and Parents for our team results at the Sydney Taekwondo Festival last 3-4 June 2023!
 
Our 17 Team TAYA athletes have done very well today making us very proud and happy with their results of 16 Golds, 9 Silvers, 9 Bronzes = 34 medals.
Happy and proud of everyone’s performances and our 3rd Best Overall Ranking on the 50 Club Leaderboard!!
Wonderful to see everyone having fun and supporting each other on the two-day event.
 
Thank you to our Coaches for your guidance and passion, to our Black Belts for your assistance in looking after the Colour Belts and the Parents for your unwavering support and encouragement!!!
 
 
 
Our Team TAYA Athletes and Coaches had a very big day at the World Taekwondo Oceania President’s Cup and had some notable performances from our Junior Athlete Sofia Querubin who continues to show improvement at each match opportunity as she transitions to the Senior Division and technical showcase from Cadet Athletes Chelsea Gomez who won her second Gold over the 3-day event in Queensland and Diego Querubin who won his first Oceania Gold Medal. Several of our cadet and junior athletes fought at their very first international competition in big divisions and gained valuable lessons and exposure. 
 
Our team efforts placed us on 7th overall medal ranking out of 66 teams! Well done Team TAYA!!!
 
Congratulations to our 4 medallists -
Chelsea Gomez - Gold
Diego Querubin - Gold
Jade Macgowan - Bronze
Joshua Harb - Bronze
 
Team TAYA Participation -
Sofia Querubin - R16, lost to AUS Team Member
Atharva Pansare - R16, lost to Singapore
Evangeline De Guzman - QF, lost to French Polynesia
Alec Macgowan - QF, lost to VIC Opponent
Ethan De Guzman - QF, lost to VIC Opponent
Ayva Soteriou - QF, lost to SA Opponent
Vasili Soteriou - R16, lost to NSW Opponent