30/03/2026
What a weekend at the ITA Dublin Open. 🏆
24 Shannon Taekwon-Do athletes competed in Dublin — from our youngest Under 10s all the way to Veterans — and came home with 12 medals.
🥇 Gold
— Marta Borovyk, Blue-Red Under 13 Female Sparring
— Bartosz Bartnik, 2nd Dan Junior Male Pattern
🥈 Silver
— Blathnaid Deasy, 2nd Dan Junior Female Pattern
— Bryan King, Black Belt Veteran Male Pattern
— Todor Aleksandrov, Yellow-Green Senior Male Sparring
— Bahar Rasuli, Under 10 Female Yellow Belt Sparring
🥉 Bronze
— Bartosz Bartnik, -55kg Junior Male Sparring
— Todor Aleksandrov, Yellow-Green Senior Male Pattern
— Anthony Mansilla Pivnyuk, Under 10 Male Yellow Belt Sparring
— Clodagh Deasy, Blue-Red Junior Female Pattern
— Philip Pawlowski, Under 10 Male Green Belt Pattern
— Ilya Borovyk, Under 10 Male Yellow Belt Sparring
A special mention for Bryan King, who stepped back onto the competition floor for the first time in nearly 20 years and walked away with a silver medal in Black Belt Veteran Patterns. That takes a particular kind of courage — and it's exactly what this sport is about.
And to every athlete who competed without a medal: competing is the hardest part. You showed up, you gave everything, and that matters.
We'll see you on the mat this week. 🖤💛
