Words by Nick Crockford
Twenty-one members of PK Taekwondo, based in North Lakes, are celebrating after qualifying for the 2025 National Championships.
All earned places with medals with medal-winning displays at the Australian Taekwondo Queensland (ATQ) State Selections.
PK Taekwondo brought home 12 gold, eight silver and six bronze medals from the event at Morayfield Sports Centre on Sunday.
The number of national qualifiers is believed to be a record for the club.
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PK Taekwondo results:
Jeffrey Park: Gold medal in Poomsae, bronze Sparring - qualified for nationals
Evan Han: Gold medal in Poomsae, bronze Sparring - qualified for nationals
Isaac Hegan: Gold medals in Sparring and Para-Poomsae - qualified for nationals
Hayden Downing: Gold medal in Para-Poomsae - qualified for nationals
Lucas Garland: Gold medal in Sparring - qualified for nationals
Noah Garland: Gold medal in Sparring - qualified for nationals
Young Park: Gold medal in Sparring - qualified for nationals
Juwon Han: Gold medal in Sparring, bronze Poomsae - qualified for nationals
Alex Hinton: Gold medal in Sparring - qualified for nationals
Amal Warakkaulle: Gold medal in Sparring, silver Poomsae - qualified for nationals
Elanor Dexter: Gold medal in Sparring - qualified for nationals
Justin Naismith: Gold medal in Sparring - qualified for nationals
Bryson Song: Silver medal in Sparring – qualified for nationals
Max Russell: Silver medal in Sparring - qualified for nationals
Hazel Han: Silver medal in Sparring - qualified for nationals
Daham Warakaulle: Silver medals in Poomsae and Sparring - qualified for nationals
Evan Lim: Silver medal in Sparring - qualified for nationals
Liam Sevenster: Bronze medal in Sparring - qualified for nationals
Jumi Nam: Bronze medal in Sparring - qualified for nationals
Ethan Lin: Bronze medal in Sparring - qualified for nationals
Jayden Song: Silver medal in Sparring
Kayla Park: medical exemption - qualified for nationals
PK Taekwondo’s team at Morayfield included head coach Kangho Park and Anuke Warakaulle, Kirk Russell, Alan Garland, Lorna Russell, Seunghun Nam, Daniel Pico, Chris Hinton
The National Championships will be at SA Stadium, Adelaide, from October 3-5.
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