Seven athletes from Alex Foley's Academy of Martial Arts in the Goulds recently travelled as members of Team Canada to Killarney, Ireland to compete at the World Karate and Kickboxing Commission (WKC) World Championships where competitors from all over the world assemble to test their skills against some of the best in their particular discipline. The athletes returned to Newfoundland with 20 medals and five new world championship titles. The team members included, starting in the back row, from left:  Alex Foley, owner and Coach at Alex Foley’s Academy of Martial Arts, Katelyn Farrell, of Mount Pearl, Gavin St. Croix of the Goulds, Ryan Bennett of the Goulds, Emily Power of Paradise, and Gavin Nauyuk of Witless Bay; and in the front, from left: Chloe Kieley of Petty Harbour and Eythor Kelly of the Goulds.

Posted on November 8, 2022 .