Waterside & St Mary’s Taekwondo Club enjoyed significant success as they took their largest-ever team to the Chungdokwan National Championships.
A total of 30 students from the club competed at the event in Bracknell with 21 taking part in the Kyorugi (Olympic sparring) section and nine in the Poomsae, which involves displaying a series of movements for defensive and offensive techniques in a set pattern.
The Poomsae squad was made up of nine youngsters, with Darren Rochester winning gold, while Carolyn Westbrook, Oliver Robins, Chanson Hope-Simes and Paige Stevens bagged silver.
Vivek Aggarwal and Christian Westbrook earned bronze, while Michelle Thomas and Jack Grist narrowly missed out.
The sparring section saw Waterside pick up nine gold medals, through Jacob Martin, Adam Paynter, Carolyn Westbrook, Ella Barnes, Maisy Cook, Furqaan Sumra, Sean Neill, Zain Ur-Rehman and Subery Mahamed.
Silvers were added by Jack Gray, Deona Chan, Tegan Paynter, Kimi Barnes, Hamza Mohammad, Paige Stevens and Issak Gezer.
Sammy Farmer, Ismail Gezer, Millie Green and Ryan Martin gained bronze medals.
Overall, Waterside placed third, making it the club’s most successful competition to date.
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