A small group of athletes traveled to Cluj Napoca in Romania last week to represent Wales in the 14th WUKF World Championships.
The group of athletes are formed of students from the Welsh Karate Union based in Pencoed and Maesteg run by Hugh and Lauren Gallagher, Fairfield Karate Club based in Sandfield which is run by Cedric Wellington and Ken Bu Kan Based in Townhill run by Steve Wellington and David Godfrey. They came away with 3 World champions and 1 bronze medalist.
The senior competitor Lauren Gallagher became world champion in her category which is her 5th world title for WUKF.
Cai Thomas also became world champion of his large category of 43 competitors, with Lucas Hill taking a bronze in this category putting Wales on the map!
Georgie Gallagher became world champion in her Kata category making her the current world and European champion!
Our other athletes include Kayla Keith who is the current European champion narrowly missing out on a medal in the quarterfinals. Megan Thomas, Scarlett Newton and Ava Harvey who also represented Wales at this level should be proud of their performances.
Our dedicated athletes train multiple times a week in different locations throughout South Wales. These young athletes are paving the way of martial arts etiquette and sportsmanship, win lose or draw we are all one team!
Coaches and parents are also at the heart of these athletes achievements, sacrificing evenings and weekends making this journey possible.
They should be so proud of everything they have accomplished so for and cannot wait to see what the future holds for them!
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