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Fiji bags three gold medals in Taekwondo Championship

October 4, 2017 12:00 am

Team Fiji scooped three gold medals at the New Zealand Union Taekwondo Championship last weekend.

Shohil Chand won the Junior Male Under 12 35kg, Adam Valentine topped the Junior Male Under 17 64kg while Fiji’s third gold medal came from Aliya Valentine who won the Junior Female under 16.

The competition sees Fiji, New Zealand and Australia competing in the three day event.

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Fiji won ten medals in the Championships.

GOLD MEDALS
Junior Male under 12 35kg Shohil Chand
Junior Male under 17 64kg+ Adam Valentine
Junior Female under 16 Aliya Valentine

Silver medals
Junior Male under 14 Huzaifa Rahiman
Senior under 55kg Prabhat Prasad
Senior Heavy weight Prashil Sharma

Bronze medals
Junior Male under 16 55kg Shahil S Chand
Junior Female under 12 Tealaika Sameer
Senior under 55kg Shanil Kumar
Senior heavyweight Adam Valentine