Eight members of the Port Coquitlam-based Triumph club achieved enormous success at the big International Taekwon-Do Federation Northern BC National Championships held recently in Prince George.
The event featured more than 220 competitors from all over B.C. and Northern Alberta vying for medals in patterns and free sparring events.
Deanna Kadota collected gold in Junior Female Red Belt Patterns along with a bronze in sparring. Lyn Hardman grabbed gold for Sr. Ladies Black Belt sparring along with bronze in patterns.
Brook Tremblay scored gold in patterns in Pre-Junior Girls Black Belt, also winning bronze in sparring.
Other winners were Nikolas Hardman with silver in patterns and bronze in sparring in the Junior Boys Black Belt Division; Kristie Stewart in the Jr. Female Black Belt class won silver in 1st Degree patterns along with bronze in sparring; Elsa Brink collected silver for women's 1st Degree patterns along with bronze in sparring; and Brianne Thompson in the Women's Black Belt division won silver for 3rd Degree patterns, bronze for sparring and bronze for power-breaking.
Also, Triumph coach and instructor Kevin Reinelt, after a 10-year hiaitus from competition, dusted off the rust and went on to capture gold in both Sr. Men's Black Belt 4th Degree patterns and in Sr. Men's free sparring.
