Mount Forest athletes bring home gold in national, international competitions

These kids from Rise Combat and Fitness in Mount Forest brought gold medals home from a Taekwondo tournament in Michigan on May 3. From left are: Cole Eliason (gold forms and gold sparring), Brinley Eliason (gold forms and gold sparring), head coach Dave Reeves, Landon Beamish (gold forms and silver sparring) and J.J. Macquarie (gold forms and gold sparring. Submitted photo

Many members of Rise Combat and Fitness were crowned Canadian national kickboxing champions in Toronto between May 8 and 11. Front row, from left: coach Scout Meyer, Dave Reeves with a silver medal, Austin Walter with a silver medal, Thomas Ruston with a silver medal, Kennedy Ray with a silver medal and coach Kevin Oneil. Back: coach Marc Beer, national champion and outstanding junior performance award winner Logan Brooks, national champion Weston Dirksen, national champion Keiran Romanowski, national champion Bart Liamido, national champion Dalhia Johnson and coach Cassandra Barbosa. Absent from the photo is silver medalist Taylor Krueger. Submitted photo

Scout Meyer wins 2:28 first round by triangle submission in Burlington on June 7. Submitted photo

Head coach Dave Reeves has been selected to represent Canada at the world kickboxing championship in Abu Dhabi from Nov. 21 to 30. Submitted photo