CONGRATULATIONS to our team on their incredible success at the World Championships in Croatia! ๐ญ๐ท
Nine Liverpool students recently travelled to Novigrad, Croatia, as part of the GTI England team. After months of hard training in preparation for the tournament, our squad members really shone with some passionate, determined performances. We’re pleased to report that they absolutely smashed it, with every one of them bringing home a medal! The total haul was 18 medals: 13 gold, 4 silver and 1 bronze ๐
RESULTS:
๐ฅ๐ฅ Olly Gargan – 2 x gold patterns & sparring
๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ Jay Connolly – 2 x gold sparring & team sparring, bronze patterns
๐ฅ Liam Murphy – silver sparring
๐ฅ๐ฅ Nikola Kliza – 2 x silver patterns & sparring
๐ฅ Eloise Williams – gold sparring
๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ Owen – 3 x gold patterns, sparring & team sparring
๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ Callum – 2 x gold sparring & team sparring, silver patterns
๐ฅ Connor – gold team sparring
๐ฅ๐ฅ Stef – 2 x gold patterns & sparring.
The whole GTI England team had a great weekend, winning 51 medals, as well as a trophy for 2nd place in the overall black belt rankings ๐
Regardless of the results, the passion and determination shown by each of our squad members has been incredible; not just at the tournament, but over the months of hard training that they have dedicated themselves to in order to achieve their goals. We are beyond proud โค๏ธ
Well done to all the England squad members, and thanks to the GTI and the GTI Squad coaches for giving our students this amazing opportunity. Thanks to coaches John Newman, Alf Ferguson, Kirsty Kavanagh and Nicole Murphy, who were behind them all the way; particularly Coach Newman, for also taking on the mammoth task of organising the trip and all the logistics ๐
Thank you to everyone who supported the team’s fundraising efforts and helped them on their way to victory. Thanks also to the squad’s generous sponsors for helping to fund the new squad kit: Pi Accountancy, Whitetree, Talks With Toni podcast and Beard Construction.
Thanks also to Leanne Connolly for helping to organise the tournament (gaining an award from the official organisers! ๐ ); and to the amazing team of supporters that cheered our fighters to victory over the weekend. Without a doubt, the GTI cheering squad was the loudest and proudest of them all! ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Congratulations, everyone! Job done ๐