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2026 Adidas Combat League NSW Championships Round 2

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Well done to our Team TAYA Athletes and Coaches for a solid performance at the Adidas Combat League NSW Championships Round 2 held at the Penrith Regional Valley Centre on 12 July 2026 earning a top 4 overall ranking among 16 clubs that competed at this event. Our medal tally were as follows:

Gold        6

Silver       5

Bronze     1

TOTAL     12

It was inspiring to see our young grassroots and developing white and colour belt athletes performing at their best and showing growing confidence, resilience and match experience. They had an enjoyable time and strong team bonding.

Thank you to our coaches for your dedication and guidance and to our parents for your unwavering support and encouragement.

  

 Parth not in team photos

2026 Australian Open

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Well done Team TAYA on their admirable performances at the Australian Open held at the Gold Coast on 20-21 June 2026. Following on the tough back-to-back matches at the World Taekwondo Oceania President's Cup, our Senior, Junior and Cadet athletes have stepped up two days later to another G-ranked event at the Australian Open which saw many international competitors coming from several countries. 
 
It was great to see our Team TAYA athletes facing another set of challenges head on, showing improvement in their matches, growing confidence, resilience and maturity and working as one strong united happy team.
 
A big thank you to our dedicated coaches for your constant guidance and our loving parents for your encouragement.
 
Our team results are as follows:
 
Gold - Vasili Soteriou, Juniors -73kg
Silver - Diego Querubin, Juniors -51kg
Silver - Heleni Moa, Juniors -49kg
Silver - Aarav Menezes, Cadet -37kg
Bronze - Kiaan Para, Juniors -45kg
Bronze - Kiera Malicdem Cadets -41kg
Bronze - Danica De Leon Cadets -59kg
Quarterfinals - Chelsea Gomez Seniors -46kgm (not in team photo)
Round of 16 - Sofia Querubin Seniors -53kg
Round of 16 - Ayva Soteriou Seniors -57kg
 
Chelsea won her Round of 16 match vs Japan and lost in the closely contested quarterfinals against another Japanese opponent.
Sofia had a tough Round of 16 match against Chinese Taipeh.
Ayva showed grit in her inaugural Seniors match on this G2 event pushing Hong Kong opponent in a third set.
Vasili backed up his back-to-back success to win another gold at the Australian Open winning both his matches in a dominant fashion.
Diego fought even with an injured foot sustained from the previous Oceania event and dominated his first two matches against Japan and Australia but unable to continue to fight the finals against his Australian opponent.
Heleni fought strongly against Papua New Guinea and lost the finals in a close match against the top Australian national team member.
Kiaan also pushed Australian opponent in a third set on his semi finals match. 
Aarav had 3 matches winning dominantly against New Zealand and Australia but lost to Japanese competitor who won both the events. 
Kiera fought well against New Zealand in her preliminary match but lost to her Australian opponent in the semi-finals.
Danica went up to the next division and valiantly fought a much taller opponent from French Polynesia.  
 
Congratulations everyone!!! We are very proud of your performances, hard work and efforts and applaud you on your commitment, perseverance and fighting spirit.
 
    
    
 

2026 Sydney Taekwondo Festival

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Well done to our Team TAYA Athletes and Coaches for a strong performance at the Sydney Taekwondo Festival held at the Oran Park Leisure Centre on 14 June 2026 earning a top 3 overall ranking among 30 clubs that competed at this event. Our medal tally are:
 
Gold      14
Silver      9
Bronze    2
TOTAL   25
 
Its a good momentum on this midyear result leading to more competitions coming up over the next several months.
 
It was inspiring to see our young grassroots and developing athletes performing at their best and showing growing confidence, resilience and match experience. 
 
Thank you to our coaches for your dedication and guidance and to our parents for your unwavering support and encouragement.
 
Congratulations Team TAYA!!!

Heleni Moa, Yuvin Parmar not in team photos

    

 

2026 World Taekwondo Oceania President's Cup

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Congratulations to Team TAYA for their hard work, commitment and valiant efforts at the World Taekwondo Oceania President’s Cup held at the Gold Coast on 18-19 June 2026 with a medal tally of -
 
Gold - Vasili Soteriou, Juniors -73kg
Silver - Ayva Soteriou, Juniors -55kg
Silver - Heleni Moa, Juniors -49kg
Bronze - Diego Querubin, Juniors -51kg
Bronze - Kiaan Para, Juniors -45kg
Total 5
 
Quarterfinals
Chelsea Gomez -46kg Seniors (not in team photo)
Aarav Menezes -37kg Cadets
Kiera Malicdem -41kg Cadets
Danica De Leon -55kg Cadets
 
Round of 16
Sofia Querubin -53kg Seniors (not in team photo)
 
It is remarkable to see our athletes competing against some of the world's leading and Australia's best taekwondo athletes. 
Worthy to note Chelsea ventured onto her inaugural Seniors matches as part of transition from Juniors in this G3 event winning her Round of 16 match vs Japan and fought the No 1 seed from Russia who was the current Under 21 World Champion and Senior World Championships Silver Medallist losing the Quarterfinals match. 
Sofia fought a tough opponent from Brazil in her first match. 
Our Juniors Diego and Ayva also fought dominantly in their early matches.
Ayva dominated the first two matches but lost in the finals against her Australian opponent.
Diego won in straight sets against New Zealand but sustained an injury which cost him the semi-finals match against a co-Australian.
Our first year Juniors Vasili, Heleni and Kiaan showed huge potential.
Vasili fought toe-to-toe in the first set against the Australian opponent and won second set in PTG.
Heleni won first match vs New Zealand and losing second match against a seasoned and older Japanese opponent in a closely contested second set.
Kiaan beat a national team athlete from Peru in the first match and lost to an Australian competitor in the second match.
Our cadets have also given their best and sadly lost their preliminary matches. 
Aarav gave Japan a tough match each winning a set apiece but lost in the third set with Japanese opponent becoming the eventual Champion.
Kiera was unable to progress to the next round losing to her Australian opponent.
Danica lost to her Australian competitor who won the division.      
 
Thank you to our coaches and parents for your unwavering support and encouragement. 
 
    

2026 ASMA Open

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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

 

  1. Australian Taekwondo Pathway Series 2 May 2026
  2. 2026 World Junior Championships
  3. 2026 NSW Open
  4. 2026 Oceania Championships