Kelowna91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s karate keeners are returning from an impressive showing at the B.C. championships last weekend.
At the JKA Provincial Karate Championships, 13 karatekas from Kelowna Karate and Fitness took home nearly 25 medals from the tournament, as well as Kelowna sensei Paul Atkin leading the charge being co-awarded the Sakurai Shihan Award and winning two silver medals in the men91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s black belt division.
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At the B.C. championships, which were held in Chilliwack, B.C., the Okanagan martial artists were awarded 12 gold medals, seven silver medals and five bronze medals.
The 13 winners from Kelowna Karate and Fitness include:
- Tyson Craff 91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ” two gold medals (kata, kumite)
- Shaila Thompson 91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ” two gold medals (kata, kumite)
- Cayden Adlem 91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ” two gold medals (kata, kumite)
- Geordie Adlem 91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ” one gold medal (kata), one silver medal (kumite)
- Tyrel Ribalkin Heredia 91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ” one gold medal (kata), one silver medal (kumite), one team silver medal (kumite)
- Kaela Linsdell 91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ” one gold medal (kata), one silver (kumite)
- Liam Friesen 91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ” one gold medal (kata), one bronze medal (kumite)
- Giovanni Rivera 91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ” one gold (kumite), one bronze medal (kata)
- Yuma Nakamura 91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ” one gold medal (kata)
- Jake Hooson 91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ” one silver (kata), one bronze medal (kumite)
- Franklin Liu 91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ” one silver (kata) one bronze medal (kumite)
- Sebastian Schell 91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ” one bronze medal (kumite)
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The Kelowna Karate and Fitness team will next compete at the JKA Fall Gasshuku this weekend.
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