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Bunbury team wins gold in Taekwondo homeland

16 Jul, 2008 01:11 PM
TAEKWONDO: Six of Taekwondo Centrals Competition Team, returned home from the World Taekwondo Culture Expo Championships in Muju, South Korea with four gold medals between them.

Ten-year-old Burekup resident Ajana Plunkett was one of the top performers, starting with a bronze medal in the Poomse (Patterns) Competition, then following it up with a fantastic performance in the sparring competition.

After defeating the local Korean fighter in the first round, Ajana then went on to defeat her USA opponent in the final to win the gold. Ajana has been a great performer over the last year and is the current Central Cup Holder for the club’s “Best of the Best”.

The group attended seminars from different masters and saw sparring at a Korean University championship at the world Centre of Taekwondo “The Kukkiwon”, The World champions demonstration team - The Korean Tigers, and were treated to banquets of food and martial arts entertainment.

The club’s final result were:

4 Gold - Ajana Plunkett, Jake Klumpp, AJ Howlett, Tanya Howlett

2 Silver – AJ Howlett, Jasmine Klumpp (2)

1 Bronze – Ajana Plunkett

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Well done Ajana and all the others Taekwondo team members, we need more people like you that will take anything on and show us how it's done. Congratulations
Posted by little4x4, 24/07/2008 10:02:03 PM

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Ajana Plukett stands triumphant after winning gold at the World Taekwondo Culture Expo Championships in South Korea.
Ajana Plukett stands triumphant after winning gold at the World Taekwondo Culture Expo Championships in South Korea.

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