The IUTF Connacht Taekwon-Do championships took place in Gort Co. Galway on April 25th. Red Star attended the event which topped off a super busy weekend of ITF Taekwon-Do. The tournament attracted 250 competitors from Leinster, Munster and Connacht Taekwon-Do clubs affiliated to ITF Ireland. Red Star brought a team of 15, the numbers were down a little due to the grading being on the same weekend. The 15 that did attend competed excellently with everyone bringing home 23 medals between them.
On form again was Erika Walsh winning two golds along with Lauren Bradshaw, these two junior girls are really making great gains in their training, both are extremely close on the champions league table. Also winning gold was Néidín Coulahan in 1st and 2nd degree patterns and had to settle for silver in sparring after a bout of travel sickness, Adam Quinn also took gold in junior boys black belt sparring. Dara Strutt won her patterns section, although we all think she had the umpires paid offSmiley, well done to her as she improves. William Joyce continued his recent spate of success by taking another gold in sparring. Competitor of the day was Erika Walsh who was a class above everyone in her section with some well placed back kicks, landing one on her opponents chin.
Well done to everyone else who competed, we had a great day out as usual with lots of good fun and some out of tune singing thanks to the girls on the way home... remember - google "tone deaf".
Medal winners:
- Erika Walsh - Gold in sparring and patterns
- Lauren Bradshaw - Gold in sparring and patterns
- Adam Quinn - Gold in sparring
- Néidín Coulahan - Gold in patterns and Silver in sparring
- William Joyce - Gold in Sparring and Bronze in patterns
- Dara Strutt - Gold in patterns and Silver in sparring
- Lauren Russell - Silver in sparring and Silver in patterns
- Alvydas Jankauskas - Silver in sparring
- Fiachra Walsh - Silver in sparring and Silver in patterns
- Sophie Peppard - Silver in sparring
- Cian Peppard - Silver in Sparring
- Donna Mackey - Silver in sparring and Silver in patterns
- Ausra Jankauskaite - Bronze in sparring and Bronze in patterns
- Luke McCarney - Bronze in sparring
All the photo's will be uploaded shortly. Champions league updated.
