December 3, 2013 at 3:10 p.m.

Island’s martial arts fighters prepare for Mexico

Island’s martial arts fighters prepare for Mexico
Island’s martial arts fighters prepare for Mexico

By James [email protected] | Comments: 0 | Leave a comment

Bermuda sanshou fighters Jermal Woolridge, Sentwali Woolridge and Khalid Pitcher, and taolu athlete Garon Wilkinson will compete in the 1stNORCECA Wushu Tournament in Monterrey, Mexico on December 6-7.

The team has been in training since they returned from a successful tournament at the 12th World Wushu Championships in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia where Jermal Woolridge won a silver medal in the men’s +90kg san shou division.

Both Sentwali Woolridge and Pitcher made the quarter-finals to finish fifth at the event. President of the Bermuda Sanshou Association, Garon Wilkinson competed in three taolu events and finished 53rd, 54th and 60th respectively. As a result of their fine performances, all four athletes were invited to take part in Mexico.

The team has continued with training after returning to the island last month and feel confident about their prospects in Mexico.

The tournament will feature athletes from the North American, Central American and Caribbean regions with guest athletes from Brazil, Argentina and Peru. Teams to watch out for in the Central American region will be host country Mexico and Venezuela.


Comments:

You must login to comment.

The Bermuda Sun bids farewell...

JUL 30, 2014: It marked the end of an era as our printers and collators produced the very last edition of the Bermuda Sun.

Events

October

SU
MO
TU
WE
TH
FR
SA
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
SUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
29 30 1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31 1 2

To Submit an Event Sign in first

Today's Events

No calendar events have been scheduled for today.