World Karate Championships

The GKR Karate International World Cup will take place next weekend at Sydney Olympic Park. St Andrews College has three members of our College competing in this prestigious tournament which spans three days of intensive competition.

In the Green Belt division, we have Matthew Lemura of year 7 competing in his first ever World Cup. Matthew has been studying karate for a few years but is quite new to the world of competition. He will compete in the 12 year boys division in both Kata and Kumite.

Year 8 student, Isabella Fernance will compete in the 12-14 year girls Brown Belt division. She will contest both the Kata and Kumite disciplines. Isabella has been studying Karate since she was 5 with a State Championship at age 8 spurring her on to excel in her sport. Although this is her first World Cup, Isabella is confident in her abilities, training three times a week to ensure she is fully prepared. Her strength lies in the Kata discipline so she is looking forward to great results there.

In the Black Belt division, staff member Sophie Britton will be competing in both individual and team (NSW Team) Kata and Kumite. In the last 12 months, Ms Britton has won gold in two regional tournaments, at the Australian Martial Arts Championships, and at Australian National Championships. She is one of Australia’s best chances for a medal.

St Andrews College wishes all three athletes the very best as they compete in the GKR Karate World Cup. We look forward to hearing about their efforts and will publish results in a future newsletter.