Lake Country Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu brought home several medals from the recent International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s Jiu-Jitsu Con.
Held in Las Vegas, Nevada over the Labour Day weekend, three local athletes made the podium amongst thousands of athletes from across the world.
In the World Master91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s Championships for athletes over 30, Jeff Cuthbert took the gold in the Blue Belt Men91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s Super-Heavyweight category. Cuthbert also won the silver medal in the Men91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s Blue Belt Absolute division.
Also in the Master91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s, Piera Chiola won silver in the Blue Belt Women91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s Lightweight category, losing her final match 0-2.
One Lake Country youth brought home some hardware. Owen Cuthbert-Mayrhofer brought home the silver medal in the Teen 2 Yellow Belt Boy91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s Light-Featherweight class.
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