A report from a successful first day of the European Poomsae Championships in Innsbruck, Austria.
Reporting by Chan Sau, one of the five GB team coaches at the event.
It was a day which marked the first time Poomsae and Para-Poomsae had come together on the European stage, and it was wonderful to have our Great Britain Poomsae and Para-Poomsae teams together for the first time.
Everyone involved is immensely proud of our Para-Poomsae athletes whose six medals secured Great Britain an overall 3rd Place ranking at the inaugural European Para-Poomsae Championships.
- Bradley Brockies (Polaris) – Gold
- Summer Waheed (NTC) – Gold
- Jane Bedford (NTC) – Gold
- Ben Savage (Unite) – Silver
- Gabrielle Toas (Chi) – Silver
- Kelvin Lowe (Cumbria) – Bronze
The first day of the three-day championships also saw our Poomsae athletes in action against the best in Europe and winning our first two medals:
- Wenqi Li (PremierKi) securing Silver in the Individual U50 Female category.
- Olivia McGeoch (Gajok) and Zaw Torley (Arumchan) taking Bronze in the U17 Pairs category.
A big shout out goes to our U30 Individual athletes Maximo Libid (PremierKi) and Natasha Wilson (Central), as well as U14 athletes Louis Exton (Nomad) and Cuba Wilson (NTC) who all put in amazing performances throughout the day but just missed out on the medals in their respective categories by the slimmest of margins.
2023 European Poomsae Taekwondo Championships and European Poomsae Para Taekwondo Championship
The European Poomsae Championships took place at Olympiaworld, Olympiastraße 10, Innsbruck 6020 Austria between Friday 24th and Sunday 26th November 2023.
A team of 47 athletes, coaches and support team members from 24 British Taekwondo clubs were represented in the 2023 European Poomsae Taekwondo Championships and European Poomsae Para Taekwondo Championship.
British Taekwondo would like to thank the Poomsae Performance Department, coaches, volunteers and supporters for their continued efforts.
We would also like to thank our sponsors from Range Sports UK Ltd. for their support of the Great Britain squad.
The British Taekwondo Poomsae Team for the Innsbruck 2023 European Poomsae Championships
Range Sports and Jcalicu
Range Sports and Jcalicu are the Official Uniform Sponsors of British Taekwondo’s National Teams. The partnership kicked off with Jcalicu uniforms being supplied to the Great Britain National Teams at the World Taekwondo Cadet World Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria in August 2022.
All British Taekwondo instructors can apply for a trade account with Range Sports.
The British Taekwondo Poomsae Performance Department
British Taekwondo’s Poomsae Performance Department is responsible for the development of athletes competing and training at national and international level.
The first steps to national team selection is participation in open Poomsae seminars and selection into national squad training sessions.
British Taekwondo’s Poomsae Performance Department has a structured pathway for athletes including squad and team selection criteria for major events.
The GB Para Poomsae athletes each won a gold medal at the Veracruz 2023 World Para Taekwondo Championships in Mexico earlier this year.
Photos: submitted.
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