MONASTERY, N.S. — Xavier Taekwondo Club notched top spot in the team competition during its annual home tournament.
The second and third-place finishers in the high-calibre event, which attracted 120 to 140 athletes from across the Maritimes, were Inner Strength Taekwondo (Fall River, N.S.) and Soucy Taekwondo (Campbellton, N.B.)
The competition, which took place Sept. 28 at East Antigonish Education Centre Academy, also drew a great turnout of supporters.
Athletes ranged from white belts, which are just starting in the sport, to black belts, who compete at the highest level.
Here are the individual Xavier Taekwondo Club medal winners:
Gold: James Macquarrie, Ilya Lenco, Simon Chisholm, Aidan Benoit, Arun Lenco, Kevin Maclean, Irelyn MacLennan, Lilly Fraser, Mairi Lukeman, Alexandra Benevides and Sophia Murnaghan;
Silver: Hannan Lenco, Nikolas Tran, Cameron Fraser, Simon Bannerman, Hilus Keay, Izabella Tunyan, Myra Chisholm, Divjot Kalsi, Caleigh Foster and Amber Whitehead;
Bronze: Heni Sampson, Oscar Colquitt, Zachary Kelly, Sadie Delorey and Cooper Foster.