Back in the city of La Paz, the North American team, is waiting patiently to reach the host city of this Pan American Championships, to adapt physically to the high winds of Sucre.
Directed by the National Association President: Chung Su Hwan, who will serve as team leader and will be accompanied by seven national coaches, Canada has submitted a full team battle mode, which counts with big names and new figures to discover that undoubtedly will have everyone talking, they are:
Female Team
Fin (-46 Kg.) – Yvette Yong
Fly (-49 Kg.) – Melanie Phan
Bantam (-53 Kg.) – Ivett Gonda
Feather (-57 Kg.) – Evelyn Gonda
Light (-62 Kg.) – Jade Taillon
Welter (-67 Kg.) – Melissa Pagnota
Middle (-73 Kg.) – Jasmine Vokey
Heavy (+73 Kg.) – Rachelle Caruso
Male Team
Fin (-54 Kg.) – Jackson Carroll
Fly (-58 Kg.) – Vincent Foster
Bantam (-63 Kg.) – Jocelyn Addison
Feather (-68 Kg.) – Siddhartha Bhat
Light (-74 Kg.) – Maxime Potvin
Welter (-80 Kg.) – Olivier April-Lalonde
Middle (-87 Kg.) – Marc-Andre Bergeron
Heavy (+87 Kg.) – Olivier Pineau
President: Grandmaster Su Hwan Chung
Manager: Christian Hrab
Medic: Ashley Dalton
Head Coach: Shin Wook Lim
Coaches: Raymond Mourad y Paul Germain
Coaches: Katy Pyke y Evangelos Ligeros
Poomsae Athletes
Mohsen Kazemi
William McLaughlin
Jim Rennie
Hyun-Seok Seo
Paul Thibault
Manager/Coach: Master Seoung Min Rim
Matías Rojas, Exclusivo masTaekwondo.com
Translation: Silvana Ramírez Cuevas