Team Canada led all participating nations at the recent USA Open Karate Championships (Las Vegas, NV, USA; April 4-5) in the Senior Elite kumite divisions’ medal tally, and excelled in many other divisions as well, with no less than 12 medals in Senior Elite divisions (4 gold, 3 silver and 5 bronze), 10 medals in the Junior Elite (16-17) divisions (one gold, 4 silver and 5 bronze) and 7 medals in the Cadet Elite (14-15) divisions (2 gold, 1 silver and 4 bronze). Furthermore, Team Canada claimed gold in men’s Senior Team Kumite, as well as gold in female Junior Team Kumite, silver in male Junior Team Kumite, gold in female Cadet Team Kumite and gold in Junior Team Kata!
Two days earlier, Team Canada had already earned a staggering total of 56 medals at the North American Cup, an invitational tournament assembling National Team athletes from Mexico, the USA and Canada.
Karate BC is extremely proud of all the Karate BC athletes who competed at this event. Karate BC medalists include:
You may click here to read a recent SIRC news item about these 2 events. Full results of the US Open Championships are available here, and you may click here for full results of the North American Cup.
