Wisbech & King’s Lynn Tang Soo Do students take 19 trophies at Regional Championship

jeremy.ransome@iliffepublishing.co.uk

Published: 15:42, 20 November 2023

Students from Wisbech & King’s Lynn Tang Soo Do martial arts club travelled to Middlesbrough to represent their club in the 2023 Regional Championship.

The event was held at the Eston Leisure Centre and there were around 250 competitors.

Wisbech and Lynn students won a fantastic 19 trophies over three categories - weapons, forms and sparring.

Wisbech & Kings Lynn Tang Soo Do martial arts club members who competed in Middlesborough. Front, from left: Tia Cowdrey 2nd in forms & 3rd in sparring, Sophia Mancini-Bright 3rd in forms, Zoe Freeman, Aleks Targanski 1st in forms & 2nd in weapons; middle: Instructor Donna Harvey, Sophia Stanton 3rd in forms & 1st in sparring, Emilia Targanska 2nd in forms & 2nd in sparring, Nakita Davies 1st in weapons, 1st in forms & 1st in sparring, Tracey-Kym Gooch 2nd in weapons, 3rd in forms & 3rd in sparring, Katie Day 1st in weapons & 2nd in sparring; back: Sebastian Targanski, Domas Fominas, Dean Frost 3rd in weapons & 3rd in forms.

Nakita Davies was first in all three of her categories, qualifying for the Grand Champion Cup, where she tied with another student who outranked her.

Many of these students have now qualified to represent Great Britain at the World Championship in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA in July 2024.

Instructor Donna Harvey said: “I’m so proud of all of my students, it takes a lot of hard work and dedication to prepare for a competition like this one. Their hard work really has paid off.

“Also I have to thank the dedicated parents who travel with the club to these events, not only in the UK but around Europe and even the USA.”

The club trains on Monday evenings at Lynnsport and on Thursdays at Walton Highway Village club. For information on joining, search @WisbechkingslynnTSD on Facebook.

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