With the ISKA World Championships wrapped up in Vienna, Jamaica’s kickboxing staff has returned residence with 10 medals, an achievement that additional cements Jamaica’s status in worldwide kickboxing.
Dr. Jason McKay, president of ISKA Jamaica, praised coach Claude Chin and his five-member squad for his or her spectacular efficiency, together with two further gold medals for Akino Lindsay, extending his world file.
Dr. McKay emphasised the significance of recognizing ISKA kickboxing’s position in enhancing Jamaica’s picture on the worldwide sports activities stage. “Other than the IAAF Observe and Subject Championships, there isn’t a different occasion the place Jamaica dominates like this,” McKay famous. “This success displays our administrative method. We recruit fighters early, as younger as 13, then present them with teaching, sponsorship, and career-long administration. This stage of dedication is important to be a world chief in any sport.”
Potential problem to Jamaica’s future dominance
The Jamaican squad achieved an 80 per cent price of world champion returns, narrowly besting Ukraine’s shut 72 per cent—a efficiency McKay acknowledged as a possible problem to Jamaica’s future dominance. McKay hopes to see the return of distinguished fighters Nicholas Dusard and Delano Francis for subsequent 12 months’s championship in Brisbane, Australia.
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Jamaica’s highschool program, essential to nurturing this expertise, was just lately relaunched at Jamaica Faculty, Wolmer’s Boys, and Kingston Faculty after a pandemic-induced hiatus. This program, which started in 2003, has produced each Jamaican athlete on the present squad and continues to produce fighters for the JTA/ITF Taekwondo staff.
“Our future success relies upon closely on how Jamaica embraces and helps these athletes,” McKay shared. “We’ve simply seen 4 world champions return from Vienna, together with three earlier ISKA titleholders. It’s particularly gratifying to see Nicholai Reid declare a world title on European soil.”
In the meantime, ISKA President Corey Schaefer, counseled the Jamaican squad in a press launch, describing them as embodying the spirit of ISKA competitors. “Group Jamaica all the time elevates the championship expertise. Their dedication, sportsmanship, and camaraderie make them not solely fierce opponents but in addition a few of the most revered athletes on the occasion,” Schaefer acknowledged.
