Wilkinson Hails ‘Fantastic’ Wushu Event
Cole Durham and Muryah Swan were among the gold medal winners at the Bermuda Open Wushu Championships at Whitney Institute Middle School on Saturday [November 2].
In the wushu Sanda [Chinese kickboxing] advanced men’s division, Durham won gold, Kaelin Cox claimed silver and Che Beane took bronze.
Reyel Bowen defeated Durham 2-0 in an advanced men’s single bout.
Swan won gold and Geraldine Sidders secured silver in the 13-16 years female advanced division.
In the mixed 10-13 years category, Yu’udai Trott took gold, Jacob Goodwin secured silver and Harrison Selkirk won bronze.
Meanwhile, in a 10-13 years’ single bout, Jacob Goodwin defeated Ari Edness 2-0.
In the 12-16 years male advanced division, Michael Tristan Burgess won gold and Jonathan Trott took silver.
Hasini Chatura Suresh won gold in the 15-17 years women’s novice category, with Varshini Srinivasan claiming silver.
In the adult female novice division, Ayesha Akbar took gold and Tierney Gibbons won silver.
Shaun Richards claimed gold in the novice/intermediate men’s category, with Targun Saul winning silver and Kyle Smith taking bronze.
In the 7-9 years female category, Khushi Chatura Suresh won gold, Yara Robinson claimed silver and Liliana Selkirk took bronze.
Meanwhile, in the 6-9 years male division, Tristan Robinson secured gold and Doniro Taylor claimed silver.
Edness defeated Robinson 2-1 in a single 9-11 years’ bout.
In the wushu taolu [forms] category, Cox won gold in the adult open hand. Talia Iris came second and Ammuaakhu Sahnera finished third.
Swan won gold in the 13-16 years division, with Sidders taking silver and Enzi Johnston claiming bronze.
In the 9-10 years category, Robinson came first, George de los Santos finished second and LoNahjé Tota came third.
Yara Robinson came first in the 6-8 division, with Taylor coming second, Yannick Courcy finishing third and Enrique Wilkin placing fourth.
In the adult weapons, Cox won gold and Iris claimed silver.
Garon Wilkinson, the Bermuda Sanshou Association president, told Bernews: “It was a fantastic event with well-contested bouts. We had 31 athletes take part [18 Sanda, seven Taolu and six in Sanda/Taolu].
“I was pleased with every athlete’s performance. Our judges and officials also did an amazing job.”
