A huge congratulations to William Burleigh for winning a bronze medal at the European Cadet Championships 2023 in Belgrade, Serbia.

Well done to each member of the Great Britain Cadet team for their efforts, commitment and support of each other.

A big thank you goes to the coaching team of Natalie Simpson-Kidd, Saimoore Sarsoza, and Daniel Flesher.

GB Cadet Team at the European Cadet Championships 2023 in Belgrade, Serbia

The overall results of the Great Britain Team at the European Cadet Championships 2023 in Belgrade, Serbia was as follows:

Day 1

  • Fabio Carvalho – QF
  • Zar Torley – R16
  • Aimee Kim – R16

Day 2

  • Skye Taylor – QF
  • Emily Mills – R32
  • Esher Benedicto – R32

Day 3

  • Paige Vincent – QF
  • William Burleigh – 🥉
  • Salome Auld-Lange (unfortunately withdrawn due to an injury)
Great Britain Team Athlete at the European Cadet Championships 2023 in Belgrade Serbia 1
Great Britain Team Athlete at the European Cadet Championships 2023 in Belgrade Serbia 2
Great Britain Team Athlete at the European Cadet Championships 2023 in Belgrade Serbia 3
Great Britain Team Athlete at the European Cadet Championships 2023 in Belgrade Serbia 4
Great Britain Team Athlete at the European Cadet Championships 2023 in Belgrade Serbia 5
Great Britain Team Athlete at the European Cadet Championships 2023 in Belgrade Serbia 6
Great Britain Team Athlete at the European Cadet Championships 2023 in Belgrade Serbia 7
Great Britain Team Athlete at the European Cadet Championships 2023 in Belgrade Serbia 8

About the European Cadet Championships 2023

The European Cadet Championships 2023 was sanctioned by the European Taekwondo Union and organised by the Serbian Taekwondo Association.

The European Cadet Championships was the first official European Championship awarded to Serbia in the history of the ETU.

The event took place at Ranko Zeravica Sports Hall, Parishes Komune 20, 11070 Novi Beograd in Belgrade from the 19th to the 21st October.

British Taekwondo would like to thank everyone in the Sport Performance Department, coaches, volunteers and supporters for their continued efforts of the athletes and team.

Great Britain Team at the European Cadet Championships 2023 in Belgrade Serbia 2
Great Britain Team at the European Cadet Championships 2023 in Belgrade Serbia 3
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Great Britain Team at the European Cadet Championships 2023 in Belgrade Serbia 4
Great Britain Team at the European Cadet Championships 2023 in Belgrade Serbia 7

The nine athletes selected to represent Great Britain were:

Female team:

U148cm

Aimee Kim

LMC – Southampton

Club Coach: Max Cater

U160cm

Skye Taylor

Allen Taekwondo Academy – London

Club Coach: Richard Allen

U164cm

Emily Mills

Gajok Taekwondo – Ormskirk

Club Coach: Claire Howard

U168cm

Salome Aude-Lange

Peak Performance – London

Club Coach: Jibreel Malik

U172cm

Paige Vincent

Wessex Taekwondo – Poole

Club Coach: John Harrison

Male team:

U148cm

Fabio Carvalho

Kixstar Dragon Taekwondo – London

Club Coach: Saimoore Sarsoza

U156cm

Zar Torley

NTC – National Taekwondo Club, Nottingham

Club Coach: Mark Moores

U168cm

Esher Benedicto

Kixstar Dragon Taekwondo – London

Club Coach: Saimoore Sarsoza

U180cm

William Burleigh

Horizon Taekwondo Academy – Bradford

Coach: Rick Simpson/Natalie Simpson-Kidd

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, and again at the Veracruz 2023 World Para Taekwondo Championships in Mexico where each member of the team won gold medals.

All British Taekwondo instructors can apply for a trade account with Range Sports from their official website.

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