KARATE CANADA ANNOUNCES SELECTION FOR THE 2022 JUNIOR PAN AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
MONTREAL (August 16, 2022) – Karate Canada is proud to announce the delegation for the 2022 Pan American Junior Championships to be held in Mexico City, Mexico, from August 25-27.
The team of 80 athletes aged 12 to 20 will compete against the continent’s best karatekas in 42 individual categories and 3 team categories, in kata and kumite divisions. Two people per country are allowed to participate in the individual categories while only one team per country can be entered in the team categories.
The event will be the first edition since 2019, while the 2020 and 2021 editions were cancelled due to the situation surrounding COVID.
The team selection was concluded following the National Championships held July 1-3, 2022 in St. John’s, Newfoundland. The results of the Pan Am Championships will contribute to the selection of the team representing Canada at the 2022 World Junior Championships October 26-30 in Konya, Turkey.
Team:
| Kata Individual Female – Cadet | RAJNARDHINI JOANNE |
| Kata Individual Female – Cadet | JILOCA TIFFANY |
| Kata Individual Female – Junior | MUNAR LIESEL |
| Kata Individual Female – Junior | GAMBOA OONAH |
| Kata Individual Female – U21 | MORIN LÉA |
| Kata Individual Female – U21 | DEL ROSARIO AMELIE |
| Kata Individual Female – Youth | TRUONG CADENCE |
| Kata Individual Female – Youth | ZHENG OLIVIA |
| Kata Individual Male – Cadet | GRUITIA MATTHEW |
| Kata Individual Male – Cadet | CARRIÈRE NAYTHAN |
| Kata Individual Male – Junior | NESE KRISTIAN |
| Kata Individual Male – Junior | BERRETTA DYLAN |
| Kata Individual Male – U21 | MCNEIL YUKI |
| Kata Individual Male – U21 | BERGERON NOA |
| Kata Individual Male – Youth | LAFLAMME NATHAN |
| Kata Individual Male – Youth | SQUIRES EVAN |
| Kumite Individual Female – Cadet -47 kg | RAJNARDHINI JOANNE |
| Kumite Individual Female – Cadet -47 kg | TAMAKI MISUZU |
| Kumite Individual Female – Cadet -54 kg | MOVAFFAGH DONYA |
| Kumite Individual Female – Cadet +54 kg | PALMER QUINCEY |
| Kumite Individual Female – Cadet +54 kg | NIJJAR ANISHA |
| Kumite Individual Female – Junior -48 kg | MONTEIRO SOPHIA |
| Kumite Individual Female – Junior -48 kg | SZETO KEIRA |
| Kumite Individual Female – Junior -53 kg | OUYAHIA MARIA |
| Kumite Individual Female – Junior -53 kg | BRODIE OLIVIA |
| Kumite Individual Female – Junior -59 kg | REGLAR EMILY |
| Kumite Individual Female – Junior -59 kg | MONFISTON MELODY |
| Kumite Individual Female – Junior +59 kg | RATTI SHALIN |
| Kumite Individual Female – Junior +59 kg | DAVISON FAITH |
| Kumite Individual Female – U21 -50 kg | GHARAEI MAHTA |
| Kumite Individual Female – U21 -50 kg | LAHYANSSA YAMINA |
| Kumite Individual Female – U21 -55 kg | ROCHETTE MÉGAN |
| Kumite Individual Female – U21 -55 kg | ABDOUN LYNA |
| Kumite Individual Female – U21 -61 kg | KHELA SAHIB |
| Kumite Individual Female – U21 -61 kg | REID LAUREN |
| Kumite Individual Female – U21 -68 kg | FAHEY JADE |
| Kumite Individual Female – U21 -68 kg | MACLEAN JULIA |
| Kumite Individual Female – U21 +68 kg | NOLET LILY-ROSE |
| Kumite Individual Female – U21 +68 kg | DIAZ VALERIA |
| Kumite Individual Female – Youth -42 kg | GRENIER MAÏKA |
| Kumite Individual Female – Youth -42 kg | ZHENG OLIVIA |
| Kumite Individual Female – Youth -47 kg | CHAN EMILY |
| Kumite Individual Female – Youth -47 kg | KHODARAHMI MALIA |
| Kumite Individual Female – Youth +47 kg | GUERRERO MARIANA |
| Kumite Individual Female – Youth +47 kg | RAHMANI AYA |
| Kumite Individual Male – Cadet -52 kg | ESTRIN DAVID |
| Kumite Individual Male – Cadet -52 kg | BERRY INDIGO |
| Kumite Individual Male – Cadet -57 kg | LI TYLER |
| Kumite Individual Male – Cadet -57 kg | RATHNAYAKE HELITHA |
| Kumite Individual Male – Cadet -63 kg | HOSSEINIRAD EMMANUEL |
| Kumite Individual Male – Cadet -63 kg | ZIPENCO NICK |
| Kumite Individual Male – Cadet -70 kg | KOHI ARYAN |
| Kumite Individual Male – Cadet -70 kg | TALHI YOUNESSE |
| Kumite Individual Male – Cadet +70 kg | ALMISHRI OMAR |
| Kumite Individual Male – Cadet +70 kg | JONES OWEN |
| Kumite Individual Male – Junior -55 kg | TANAHARA SKYLER |
| Kumite Individual Male – Junior -61 kg | MOSSAVAT NOAH |
| Kumite Individual Male – Junior -61 kg | ALKURDI GASSAN |
| Kumite Individual Male – Junior -68 kg | JORNACION KAMRAN |
| Kumite Individual Male – Junior -68 kg | MIRI MOUSSA |
| Kumite Individual Male – Junior -76 kg | PANDHER ARPEIT |
| Kumite Individual Male – Junior -76 kg | DE LANDA ZISKROUT ISAAC |
| Kumite Individual Male – Junior +76 kg | IHAZA DAVID |
| Kumite Individual Male – Junior +76 kg | DELHOUMI MOUMEN |
| Kumite Individual Male – U21 -60 kg | ZINGER SHON |
| Kumite Individual Male – U21 -60 kg | MIRI YASSIN |
| Kumite Individual Male – U21 -67 kg | ISMAIL YOUSEFF |
| Kumite Individual Male – U21 -67 kg | INGRAM ISAIAH |
| Kumite Individual Male – U21 -75 kg | PANDHER AIMANN |
| Kumite Individual Male – U21 -75 kg | NAUMENKO ISAAC |
| Kumite Individual Male – U21 -84 kg | SMALL ETHAN |
| Kumite Individual Male – U21 -84 kg | BENKHADRA SALAM |
| Kumite Individual Male – Youth -40 kg | CHOI ETHAN |
| Kumite Individual Male – Youth -45 kg | PUCHALSKI COLE |
| Kumite Individual Male – Youth -45 kg | BUCHANAN KONNOR |
| Kumite Individual Male – Youth -50 kg | GUEMMAT ABDERAHMANE |
| Kumite Individual Male – Youth -55 kg | DAVIS ISAAC |
| Kumite Individual Male – Youth -55 kg | TOMUSANGE JEREMY |
| Kumite Individual Male – Youth +55 kg | IHAZA SIMON |
| Kumite Individual Male – Youth +55 kg | MONGRAIN THIERRY |
| Kata Team Female – Cadet/Junior | DAVISON FAITH |
| Kata Team Female – Cadet/Junior | GAO EMILY |
| Kata Team Female – Cadet/Junior | MOSDELL EMA |
| Kumite Team Female U21 | NOLET LILY-ROSE |
| Kumite Team Female U21 | DIAZ VALERIA |
| Kumite Team Female U21 | ROCHETTE MÉGAN |
| Kumite Team Female U21 | MACLEAN JULIA |
| Kumite Team Male U21 | SMALL ETHAN |
| Kumite Team Male U21 | BENKHADRA SALAM |
| Kumite Team Male U21 | MIRI YASSIN |
| Kumite Team Male U21 | INGRAM ISAIAH |
| Kumite Team Male U21 | PANDHER AIMANN |
The athletes will be accompanied by the following support team:
- Pam Ross, Head Kata Coach
- Denis Beaudoin, Jr Head Kumite Coach
- Rodney Hobson, Sport Technical Leader
- François Persico, Event Coach
- Mitch German, Event Coach
- Clare Richard, Athletic Therapist
About Karate Canada
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Karate Canada and its 11 Provincial and Territorial Associations members normally assemble roughly 16,000 participants nationwide. Furthermore, Karate Canada is a proud member of the Canadian Olympic Committee, the World Karate Federation and the Pan American Karate Federation. See more at www.karatecanada.org.
