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SPORTS Rai‘s Taekwonâ€"Do o shines on international stage Rai‘s Taekwonâ€"Do students may have been making their world championship debut this summer, but they sure didn‘t look like newâ€" comers to international competiâ€" tion. Owner/operator Master Parm Rai took eight members of the local club to Brighton, England, where they amassed 17 medals â€" reachâ€" ing the podium in five different | disciplines at the International Taeâ€" | kwonâ€"Do Federation showcase. Leading the way was 14â€" toâ€"15â€"yearâ€" | old junior girls standout Parminder Rai, who highlighted her trip with a golden performance in Internaâ€" | tional Open patterns (forms). Her ageâ€"class efforts in patterns and | sparring were both good enough for bronze. Three Rai‘s Taekwonâ€"Do members collected three bronze medals each. Mark Phelps took third in 13â€"yearâ€" old junior boys patteins, sparing and power breaking, while Taâ€" mara Eiâ€"Aydi and Mia Balis claimed bronze in sparring, team patterns â€" the waets of the Rai Taekwonâ€"Do‘s Master Rai (centre) stands with students (from left) Ayad Elâ€"Aydi, Tamara Elâ€"Aydi, Parminder Rai, Mia Balis as they display their world championship medals. Missing from and team special technique in the 12â€"17 girls ranks. Here‘s a look at how Rai‘s other repâ€" resentatives fared: â€" Stephen Ramkalawan (adult men‘s team division â€" gold in team speâ€" cial technique, bronze in sparring) + Suminder Rai (adult ladies 18â€"34 years old â€" silver in sparring and bronze in international Open patâ€" terns) + Sean Lander (12â€"13 year old junior boys â€" bronze in sparring) + Ayad Elâ€"Aydi and sevenâ€"yearâ€"old brother Adam â€" a black stripe who competed in England but wasn‘t You‘bet. Why? it‘s 1 technically on the black belt naâ€" tional squad â€" did not medal, but showed strongly in tough divisions. "My students performed exceptionâ€" ally well" said Master Rai, whose | students will look to build on their | recent experience and work toâ€" wards qualifying for the 2018 world ...,.......Efia*..a“ Suminder Rai, Sean Lander, Mark Phelps and photo is Stephen Ramkalawan. WM & 8t 2 39. "% m . sR F6 62 sequard$gs Aepsiny; | 1g D NoLuw | atoz ‘ nviavnv$ pISUI‘MMM | NOIIWVHI championships in Argentina. "To § compete at a world championships, a and win (or medal) at your first maâ€" 3 jor championship is very hard as all '8 the athletes there are the best in 3 their respective countries. It is an absolute honour for me to teach these students."