Monterrey, Mexico – Karate Canada proudly announces our Senior and Under-21 Pan American Championship team set to battle it out against the best karatekas in North and South American from May 22-24 in Monterrey, Mexico.

Among the strong delegation of 49 athletes are returning champions who continue to demonstrate excellence and international success, including two-time Pan American champion Yamina Lahyanssa (Senior), Hana Furumoto-Deshaies (Senior), Lily-Rose Nolet (U21), Matthew Gruitia (Junior) and Natalie Olson (Para).

“We are incredibly proud of our Senior, U21, and Para team members competing in Mexico this week,” said Karate Canada’s Sport Technical Leader, Rodney Hobson. “We want to recognize all of our outstanding athletes for their hard work, perseverance, and unwavering commitment to representing Canada with pride.”

Athletes qualified by placing top two in their categories at the 2025 National Championships. The 2025 Senior Pan Am Championships is also a qualification event for the World Championships, being held at the end of November this year. The top three finishers in the senior categories will earn a ticket to the Senior World Championships in Cairo, Egypt.

To follow results and updates on this event, click here. Follow on our @karatecanada socials throughout the week!

Good luck to Team Canada!

Support Team:

President: Craig Vokey
Sport Technical Leader: Rodney Hobson
National Coaches:
Heather Fidyk
Pam Ross
Ridha Dhrifi
Toshi Uchiage
Yevhen Motovylin