Four ITL youngsters bagged some big wins in Rome (Kim e Liu), and a bronze medal, while fighting alongside some renowned names on taekwondo’s biggest stage.

Coach Gianluca was personally invited by Grandmaster Seung Seok Ryu to oversee the kyorugi programme of the intensive three-day seminar, which brought together approximately 200 athletes.

A demanding weekend of back-to-back international competition in Serbia tested the resilience, character, and unity of a Maltese Taekwondo team that returned home not only with medals, but with experiences that will shape them long beyond the sport itself.