Taekwondo team sweeps the medals

THE only problem faced by the Irish taekwondo team in returning from the world championships in Canada, this week was where to put the medals.

“The success of the Irish team is unprecedented,” said chief instructor Jim O’Sullivan. “No other nation in the history of the GTF championships has culled so many medals in proportion to their numbers.”

In fact, the 12 competitors, drawn from two clubs in Cork city, managed to stack up 18 medals in the disciplines of sparring and patterns. As chief umpire, Mr O’Sullivan was responsible for the 15 rings at Missasaugua, Toronto, where the championships were held from July 11-14.