Our Team TAYA developing and grassroots Black, Red, Blue, Yellow, White Belt athletes competed at the Australian Sports & Martial Arts (ASMA) Open on the weekend gaining valuable competition experience, court time and many learning insights to continue to develop their skills and improve their taekwondo game.
We are very proud of the team’s results, camaraderie and bonding with everyone cheering on and supporting each other. Team TAYA ranked 3rd in overall club results with the following medal tally:
10 Golds
9 Silvers
7 Bronzes
26 TOTAL
Participation in interclub competitions form a significant part of our Athlete Development Program where they can build resilience, confidence, experience and expand their taekwondo sparring competition learning and skills set and apply what they learn from our all year-round training.
3 athletes not in team photos - Elijah DeGuzman, Aarav Verma, Lachlan MacGowan
GOLD MEDAL
Aarav Menezes, Cadet Black Belt -37kg
Mia Delos Reyes, Cadet Red Belt -37kg
Max Wang, Youth 10-11yo Red Belt -38kg
Yuvraj Makkar, Youth 10-11yo Red Belt -34kg
Zac Cao, Youth 8-9yo Red Belt -31kg
Keona Shrestha, Cadet Blue Belt +59kg
Avantiga Ashok, Youth 10-11yo Blue Belt -31kg
Elijah De Guzman, Youth 7-8yo Blue Belt -22kg
Avyukth Nadagouda, Youth 10-11yo Yellow Belt -31kg
Noah Magayaga, Youth 8-9yo Yellow Belt -31kg
SILVER MEDAL
Kiaan Para, Junior Black Belt -45kg
Max Wang, Youth 10-11yo Black Belt -34kg
Yuvraj Makkar, Youth 10-11yo Red Belt -38kg
Zac Cao, Youth 8-9yo Red Belt -34kg
Parth Jain, Cadet Blue Belt -53kg
Ritvik Binish, Youth 10-11yo Blue Belt -31kg
Dhyan Hirani, Youth 10-11yo Blue Belt -28kg
Adriana Vekic, Youth 10-11yo Yellow Belt -38kg
Arnit Chakraborty, Youth 5-7yo Yellow Belt -25kg
BRONZE MEDAL
Aarav Menezes, Cadet Black Belt -41kg
Lachlan MacGowan, Cadet Black Belt -45kg
Nirmaan Kaushall, Youth 10-11yo Red Belt -42kg
Ritvik Binish, Youth 10-11yo Blue Belt-34kg
Adriana Vekic, Youth 10-11yo Blue Belt -38kg
Yuvin Parmar, Youth 8-9yo Yellow Belt -28kg
Elijah De Guzman, Youth 7-8yo Yellow Belt -22kg
QUARTER FINALS
Layla Malicdem, Cadet Red Belt -37kg competed in Black Belt -37kg
Mia Delos Reyes, Cadet Red Belt -37kg competed in Black Belt -37kg
Aarav Verma, Cadet Red Belt -45kg
