Team TAYA had exceptional results at the 2022 Chuncheon Korea Open!!!
Sofia fought Singapore in the finals match winning the first two rounds both in point gap and was awarded the Best Junior Female Fighter.
Atharva fought and won all 3 matches to win Gold (first two against Koreans and finals against an Australian). Also awarded the Best Junior Male Fighter.
Diego won his preliminary match in point gap wins against Korea but drew a strong Korean in the quarterfinals who was the eventual Gold Medalist.
It is with pride and joy that we announce our excellent results at the Selections Event with 4 out of 5 Team TAYA athletes successfully winning their divisions and earning their position in the Australian National Team for the Junior and Cadet World Championships to be held in Sofia, Bulgaria from July 28 to August 7, 2022. The Selection Event was held last 4 June 2022 at Whitlam Leisure Centre. Team TAYA ranked 3rd overall in Australia and 1st in NSW with the most number of Athletes securing spots in the AUS National Team.
Congratulations and well done to our Team TAYA Athletes:
Sofia Querubin - Junior <49kg GOLD, AUS NATIONAL TEAM MEMBER
Chelsea Gomez - Cadet <41 kg GOLD, AUS NATIONAL TEAM MEMBER
Atharva Pansare - Cadet <53 kg GOLD, AUS NATIONAL TEAM MEMBER
Diego Querubin - Cadet <33 kg GOLD, AUS NATIONAL TEAM MEMBER
Evangeline De Guzman - Cadet <55kg, BRONZE
Sofia, Chelsea, Atharva and Diego will be travelling to Chuncheon, Korea to compete at the Korean Open on June 27 to July 5, 2022 as part of their preparations for the World Championships. Sofia, Chelsea and Atharva are members of the Performance Pathway Program (PPP) NSW Squad and will be joining selected PPP athletes at the Korean Open.
We wish them well in their preparations and travels to Korea and Bulgaria.
These fantastic outcomes have been achieved with the athletes' hard work, commitment to excellence and perseverance in pursuit of their dreams to represent their country at the World Championships! We also want to acknowledge our coaches Ms Taya, Sir Ed and Miss Abby for their dedication and passion to bring the best performance from the athletes and the support and encouragement of the parents and their families. Well done Team TAYA!!!
It’s great to be back at the Gold Coast after two years!!!
Team TAYA had a fantastic weekend at the Gold Coast Open with 32 medals from our 20 athletes, tally as follows:
17 Golds
9 Silvers
6 Bronzes
Well done Team TAYA!!!
Notable performances from our gold medallists specially our double gold medallists who won their primary and secondary divisions - Sofia Querubin, Chelsea Gomez, Ethan De Guzman.
Thank you to our coaches for all your guidance and dedication, to our athletes for your perseverance and hard work, our black belts for your assistance and support and our parents for all the cheers and encouragement.
