Ottawa, ON – Taekwondo Canada is pleased to announce the National Teams for the upcoming Cadet and Junior Pan Am Championships being held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from April 24th to 26th. The team was selected based on results from Taekwondo Canada’s National Championships held in January.

The Cadet and Junior National Kyorugi Teams consist of 13 and 20 athletes respectively with the National Poomsae Team having 20 athletes. Joining the National Team are four additional junior kyorugi athletes that earned Wildcard entries from winning various Pan American Taekwondo Union (PATU)

events through the 2022-2023 year. The team includes representation from five provinces. coaches will also attend the event on behalf of Team Canada. The full team is listed below:

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Ottawa, ON – Taekwondo Canada is pleased to announce the National Teams for the upcoming Cadet and Junior Pan Am Championships being held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from April 24th to 26th. The team was selected based on results from Taekwondo Canada’s National Championships held in January.

The Cadet and Junior National Kyorugi Teams consist of 13 and 20 athletes respectively with the National Poomsae Team having 20 athletes. Joining the National Team are four additional junior kyorugi athletes that earned Wildcard entries from winning various Pan American Taekwondo Union (PATU)

events through the 2022-2023 year. The team includes representation from five provinces. coaches will also attend the event on behalf of Team Canada. The full team is listed below:

Name

City

Event(s)

Club

Home Coach

Macy Li Jayden Yu

Rachel Lee

Jake Kang Ryan Lee

Emily Hoang

Jingjing Xu Nicholas Ma Rachel Wong Ashley Lai Josh Huang Katrina Lee Emma Chau Emily Au

Ethan So

Godwin Li Alan Van Kai-Hsin Chang

Cailin Cooke

Markham, ON Richmond, BC

Vaughan, ON

Aurora, ON Vancouver, BC

Vancouver, BC

Vancouver, BC Richmond, BC Markham, ON Stouffville, ON Richmond, BC Vancouver, BC Markham, ON Markham, ON

Richmond Hill, ON

Markham, ON Toronto, ON

Etobicoke, ON Glen Williams, ON

Cadet Female Freestyle U17 Team Cadet Male Cadet Team Male Junior Female Freestyle U17 Female Junior Male Junior Team Male Cadet Pair Cadet Team Male Cadet Pair Cadet Team Female Junior Pair Junior Pair Cadet Team Female Cadet Team Female Cadet Team Male Junior Team Female Junior Team Female Junior Team Female Junior Team Male Freestyle U17 Team Junior Team Male Freestyle U17 Male Freestyle U17 Pair Freestyle U17 Team Freestyle U17 Pair Freestyle U17 Team

Master Kang’s Black Belt Martial Arts Wu’s Taekwondo School Canada

Master Kang’s Black Belt Martial Arts

Master Kang’s Black Belt Martial Arts Wu’s Taekwondo School Canada

Wu’s Taekwondo School Canada

Wu’s Taekwondo School Canada

Wu’s Taekwondo School Canada Master Kang’s Black Belt Martial Arts Master Kang’s Black Belt Martial Arts Wu’s Taekwondo School Canada Jeon Eui Taekwondo Moohan Taekwondo Moohan Taekwondo

Master Kang’s Black Belt Martial Arts

Master Kang’s Black Belt Martial Arts Master Kang’s Black Belt Martial Arts

Master Kang’s Black Belt Martial Arts Orangeville Taekwondo

Ri Seong Kang Holly Cheuk

Ri Seong Kang

Ri Seong Kang Holly Cheuk

Holly Cheuk

Holly Cheuk

Holly Cheuk Ri Seong Kang Ri Seong Kang Holly Cheuk Lois Fong Kevin Cheng Kevin Cheng

Ri Seong Kang

Ri Seong Kang Ri Seong Kang

Ri Seong Kang Ri Seong Kang

Heinrich Botha

Airdrie, AB

Freestyle U17 Team

Master Rim’s Taekwondo

Seoungmin Rim

Danique Regnier- Brown	La Salle, MB	Cadet F-148cm	Tactical Taekwondo	Kate Nosworthy
Raya Porter	Wellington, NS	Cadet F-156cm	Inner Strength Taekwondo Academy	Helbert Porter
Isla Estepa	Brampton, ON	Cadet F-156cm	Black Belt World	Yohan Chang
Hannah Brewster	Stouffville, ON	Cadet F-164cm	Young Choung Taekwondo	Emilia Camastro
Estelle Lam	Winnipeg, MB	Cadet F-168cm	Tactical Taekwondo	Kate Nosworthy
Lana Purificacion	Shelburne, ON	Cadet F-172cm	Black Belt World	Yohan Chang
Levi Gavas	Bomanville, ON	Cadet M-156cm	Whitby Taekwondo Academy	Ron Lemoire
Zach Gillis	Woodbridge, ON	Cadet M-160cm	Black Belt World	Yohan Chang
Nikola Samardzic	Ottawa, ON	Cadet M-164cm	Capital Taekwondo Martial Arts Academy	Radomir Samardzic
Zineddine Chebli	Montréal, QC	Cadet M-168cm	Fighter Academy	Redouane Malek
Leo Mazzone	East York, ON	Cadet M-172cm	Black Belt World	Yohan Chang
Thomas Ong-Walters	Richmond Hill, ON	Cadet M-176cm	Tiger Kicks Martial Arts	Matt Ross
Ronan Sinclair	Fall River, NS	Cadet M+180cm	Inner Strength Taekwondo	Helbert Porter

Sarangi Brindamohan Justine Carpentier Léanne Gaudreault Maude Ricard Laila Khan Ella Brewster Gabrielle Beaulieu

Lauren Hong

Enza Wybraniak Skyler Sinclair Omid Eram Muhammad Alzghool Vincent Ko Noah Nacsa Almahdi Alzghool

Vaughan, ON

Québec, QC

Drummondville, QC

Québec, QC

Ottawa, ON Stouffville, ON

Lac-Beauport, QC

Ottawa, ON

Fort Erie, ON

Fall River, NS

Toronto, ON

Toronto, ON

Richmond Hill, ON Toronto, ON

Toronto, ON

Junior F-42kg

Junior F-44kg

Junior F-46kg

Junior F-49kg

Junior F-52kg Junior F-55kg

Junior F-59kg

Junior F-63kg

Junior F-68kg

Junior F+68kg

Junior M-45kg

Junior M-48kg

Junior M-51kg Junior M-55kg

Junior M-59kg

Black Belt World

Club de taekwondo Sainte-Foy

Excellence Taekwondo

Club de taekwondo Sainte-Foy

Phoenix Taekwondo Academy Young Choung Taekwondo

Taekwondo Lac-Beauport

Capital Taekwondo Martial Arts Academy

Niagara Taekwondo

Inner Strength Taekwondo

Chu’s Martial Arts

Young Choung Taekwondo

Son’s Taekwondo Academy Black Belt World

Young Choung Taekwondo

Yohan Chang

Alain Bernier

Jean Faucher

Alain Bernier

George Koh Young Choung François L’heureux Radomir Samardzic

Hyang Hun Jung

Helbert Porter

Jason Phinney

Young Choung

Sung min Son Yohan Chang

Young Choung

Jacob Fortin

Ilya Lenco Victor Beaudet

Jamie Bow Aubert Le Bel

*Wildcard athlete

Junior M-63kg Junior M-68kg Junior M-73kg

Junior M-78kg Junior M+78kg

Cap-Rouge Saint-Augustin Xavier Taekwondo École de Taekwondo Roussin Master Myung’s Taekwondo –

Markham East Mourad Taekwondo

Martin Montes Jeremy Reeve Julie Roy

Edward Fong

Raymond Mourad

Saint Augustin de Desmaures, QC Maryvale, NS

Montréal, QC Markham, ON Montréal, QC

                 

Megan Brewster*	Stouffville, ON	Junior F-52kg	Young Choung Taekwondo	Young Choung
Amanda Frelih*	Pickering, ON	Junior F-52kg	Durham Taekwondo	Sofia Hovnanian
Madeline Stroeder*	Waterloo, ON	Junior F-55kg	Five Rings Martial Arts	Greg Bauer
Enzo Fabi*	Lienard, QC	Junior M-48kg	Club de taekwondo Sainte-Foy	Alain Bernier

Taekwondo Canada’s High Performance Director Dr. Allan Wrigley shared his thoughts on the upcoming event, “The Cadet and Junior Pan American Championships continue to be a great development opportunity for both our athletes and coaches. Our focus is on providing these individuals with the appropriate competition environments while still being challenged to perform at their best.”

The team will be supported by Team Leader Dr. Allan Wrigley, Team Manager Brittany Rich, along with Team Physician Dr. Fiona Hanlon-Dearman and Athletic Therapists Rick Lau and Tina Szeto.

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 ed@taekwondo-canada.com