BARBADOS?GAINED 16 gold medals in an overall total of 39 medals at the just-concluded International Karate Daigaku (IKD) 2012 Shoto Camp and First World Cup, held at the Ryerson University in Canada.
After Barbados’ first karate World champion Cameron King won the country’s first senior gold medal in the individual kata at the inaugural tournament in Toronto which began last Thursday and ended on Sunday, the medals in all colours, started coming in for the Bajans.
King led the way, copping three titles while there were also double gold medals for Ladisha Boyce, Shamar Forde and Kodie King.
TOTAL?MEDALS: 39 – Gold, 16; silver, 13, bronze, 10.
Following is the list of medal winners:
Cameron King – 3 gold
Ladisha Boyce (12-13 girls) – 2 gold
Shamar Forde (10-11 boys) – 2 gold, one bronze
Kodie King (10-11 boys) – 2 gold, one silver
Joseph Tseu (12-13 boys) – 1 gold
Terrell Davis (12-13 boys) – 1 bronze
Kristopher Coppin – 1 gold, 1 silver
Martin King (Senior 40-49 men) – 1 gold
Corey Greaves (adult 20-39 men) 1 gold, 2 silver
Andre Lovell (Adult 20-39 men) 1 gold, 2 silver
Nigel Wallace (adult 20-39 men) 1 gold, 2 silver
Kyle Fenty (team kata and team kata bunkai adult 20-39) 2 silver
Ian Holligan (senior 40-49 men) 1 gold, 1 bronze
Janelle Linton (adult 20-39 women) 1 silver, 1 bronze
Keisha Grimes (adult 20-39 women) – 1 bronze
Angela Dixon (adult 20-39 women) – 1 silver
Allison James (adult 20-39 women) – 1 silver, 2 bronze,
Shari Cadogan (adult 20-39 women) – 3 bronze (PR/EZS/JM)
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