Heredia, Costa Rica (July 3, 2022) – After two days of taekwondo competition at the 2022 Cadet and Junior Pan American Championships, Team Canada’s 46 cadet and junior athletes competed in 45 divisions across Kyorugi and Poomsae disciplines. Team Canada finished 2nd overall in medal standings for Cadet Poomsae and Kyorugi and 3rd overall for Junior Poomsae and Kyorugi, with a total of 33 medals (6 gold, 12 silver, 15 bronze).

The Pan American Taekwondo Union (PATU) hosted the 2022 Cadet and Junior Pan American Championships at the Palacio de los Deportes in Heredia, Costa Rica from June 29th to 30th, 2022. This international competition featured both Kyorugi and Poomsae disciplines and included athletes from eighteen Pan American countries.

Taekwondo Canada’s Poomsae National Team kicked off the competition and earned medals in all their events. Led by coach Master Ri Seong Kang, Canada captured silver medals in the Cadet Male, Cadet Female, Freestyle U17 Male and Freestyle U17 Team events and bronze medals in Cadet Pair, Junior Male, Junior Pair, Freestyle U17 Female and Freestyle U17 Pair events. With their nine total medals, the athletes highlighted the up and coming talent in Canada’s Cadet and Junior Poomsae divisions.

Taekwondo Canada’s Kyorugi National Team consisted of athletes from five provinces displaying a great indication of the future for taekwondo in Canada. The team capped their strong performance with six Pan American Champion titles. In the Cadet division, Ella Brewster (F-55kg), Mohammad Alzghool (M-45kg), and Ronan Sinclair (M+65kg) all won gold while in the Junior division, Sarangi Brindamohan (F-42kg), Megan Brewster (F-52kg), and Almahdi Alzghool (M-55kg) were the champions earning gold medals.

With the COVID-19 pandemic limiting events for the past two years, this was the first National Team opportunity and international competition for many National Team athletes. “Coming into this event, it was difficult to gauge where our Poomsae and Kyorugi athletes were at relative to the other Pan American countries.”, says Taekwondo Canada’s High Performance Director Dr. Allan Wrigley. “We emphasized the importance of focusing on the process and not the outcome. This event was not only a way to measure our best Cadet and Junior athletes relative to other countries, but more importantly, to use as a launching point along their high performance pathway. We could not be more proud with the professionalism, focus, and energy these athletes brought to the team.”

Canada’s Cadet and Junior Kyorugi Teams will now shift their focus and use their performances in Costa Rica as a stepping stone towards the World Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria at the end of July 2022.

Taekwondo Canada would like to congratulate and thank all the athletes, coaches and support staff that attended the 2022 Cadet and Junior Pan American Championships!

Full Team Canada results can be found below. Please click the links below for complete results from the 2022 Cadet and Junior Pan American Championships:

• • Poomsae Results
  • Kyorugi Results

Discipline	Event	Athlete	Result
Kyorugi	Cadet F-55kg	Ella Brewster	Gold
Kyorugi	Cadet M-45kg	Muhammad Alzghool	Gold
Kyorugi	Cadet M+65kg	Ronan Sinclair	Gold
Kyorugi	Junior F-42kg	Sarangi Brindamohan	Gold
Kyorugi	Junior F-52kg	Megan Brewster	Gold
Kyorugi	Junior M-55kg	Alhmadi Alzghool	Gold
Poomsae	Cadet Male	Jake Kang	Silver
Poomsae	Cadet Female	Rachel Lee	Silver
Poomsae	Freestyle U17 Male	Kai-Hsin Chang	Silver
Poomsae	Freestyle U17 Team	Jake Kang Grace Campbell Cailin Cooke Alan Van Kai-Hsin Chang	Silver
Kyorugi	Cadet M-49kg	Finn Taylor	Silver
Kyorugi	Cadet M-61kg	Ilya Lenco	Silver
Kyorugi	Cadet M-65kg	Matteo Bennett	Silver
Kyorugi	Junior F-59kg	Gabrielle Beaulieu	Silver
Kyorugi	Junior F+68kg	Aiya Hamrouni	Silver
Kyorugi	Junior M-51kg	Nithan Brindamohan	Silver
Kyorugi	Junior M-78kg	Balvir Dhillon	Silver
Kyorugi	Junior M+78kg	Aubert Le Bel	Silver
Poomsae	Cadet Pair	Godwin Li Rachel Wong	Bronze
Poomsae	Junior Male	Ethan So	Bronze
Poomsae	Junior Pair	Ethan So Christine Cho	Bronze
Poomsae	Freestyle U17 Female	Rachel Lee	Bronze
Poomsae	Freestyle U17 Pair	Alan Van Christine Cho	Bronze
Kyorugi	Cadet F-33kg	Ciara Bennett	Bronze
Kyorugi	Cadet F-37kg	Raya Porter	Bronze
Kyorugi	Cadet F-41kg	Hana Tedford	Bronze
Kyorugi	Cadet F-47kg	Maria Bordokina	Bronze
Kyorugi	Cadet M-37kg	Zach Gillis	Bronze
Kyorugi	Cadet M-57kg	Yassine Hilal	Bronze
Kyorugi	Junior F-46kg	Maude Ricard	Bronze
Kyorugi	Junior M-45kg	Enzo Fabi	Bronze
Kyorugi	Junior M-48kg	Noah Nacsa	Bronze
Kyorugi	Junior M-68kg	Benjamin Tait	Bronze
Kyorugi	Cadet F-44kg	Anna Jo	Quarterfinals
Kyorugi	Cadet F-51kg	Isla Estepa	Quarterfinals
Kyorugi	Cadet F+59kg	Enza Wybraniak	Quarterfinals
Kyorugi	Cadet M-33kg	Levi Gavas	Quarterfinals
Kyorugi	Cadet M-53kg	Omid Eram	Quarterfinals
Kyorugi	Junior F-44kg	Justine Carpentier	Quarterfinals
Kyorugi	Junior F-55kg	Katie Cox	Quarterfinals
Kyorugi	Junior F-63kg	Giorgia Pezzo	Quarterfinals
Kyorugi	Junior F-68kg	Maya Lukic	Quarterfinals
Kyorugi	Junior M-63kg	Ayoub Bouriel	Quarterfinals
Kyorugi	Junior M-73kg	Jacob Boodoo	Quarterfinals
Kyorugi	Junior M-59kg	Jordan Boodoo	Round of 16

About Taekwondo Canada:
Taekwondo Canada is the official governing body of Taekwondo in Canada, overseeing the sport in all Provinces and Territories. Taekwondo Canada is recognized by World Taekwondo, the International Olympic Committee, PATU and Sport Canada. Taekwondo Canada will continue to be a leading nation in the sport by providing leadership and opportunities to enable its participants to achieve their goals.

Contact:
Dave Harris
Executive Director
(519) 859-7410
dharris@taekwondo-canada.com