Niamh lifts gold at European tournament

Niamh lifts gold at European tournament

16 October 2019

CROSSGAR’S Niamh Cunningham returned home from the recent 46th Federation of European Wado-Kai Karate championships in Hungary with gold and bronze medals around her neck.

Niamh was part of a four-strong Ireland team who competed in the championships and assisted by the team coach Tom Cunningham and chief instructor Siobhan Leckey, Ophir’s team brought home two gold medals, a silver medal and one bonze medal from the prestigious tournament.

Siobhan Leckey said that she was absolutely delighted with the performances and results of her team, which proves that with perseverance, dedication and commitment to training, success in the international arena is possible for anyone who has the desire to win.

Niamh took Ophir’s first medal of the tournament when she won gold in the U-21 female kata category and set the standard for the rest of the team.  

She has dedicated a lot of time and energy into her training over the last year, and was gutted when she narrowly missed out on a medal place last year at the FEW European Wado-Kai Karate tournament and vowed to herself to come back better and stronger.  

Siobhan said she was pleased with how Niamh had managed to improve in her performance and polish her technique to such a high standard and this victory was well deserved.  

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