Hello Everyone,
Our team is home from Buenos Aires, Argentina! Nine NOVA athletes represented Team USA at the 15th Pan American Wushu Championships, facing nearly 900 competitors from 17 countries. Team USA finished first in the medal standings, and our athletes brought home:
🥇 3 Gold 🥈 2 Silver 🥉 1 Bronze
🎉 16 top-eight finishes overall 🎉
JUNIOR TEAM
Aivy Stone
14th in Changquan · 7th in Jianshu · 6th in Qiangshu
Chloe Nguyen
7th in Changquan · 5th in Daoshu · 🥇 Gold in Gunshu
Elizabeth Le
16th in Changquan · 6th in Jianshu · 9th in Gunshu
Ryan Tran
4th in Changquan · 🥉 Bronze in Jianshu · 🥇 Gold in Qiangshu
Benjamin Le
9th in Changquan · 4th in Daoshu · 🥈 Silver in Qiangshu
Daniel Sinor
12th in Changquan · 6th in Daoshu · 8th in Gunshu
Joshua Le
11th in Changquan · 11th in Daoshu · 16th in Gunshu
ADULT TEAM
Denisa Bento
🥈 Silver in Northern Style Barehand · 🥇 Gold in Double Weapon (Traditional)
Danny Tu
6th in Nanquan · 13th in Nandao · 10th in Nangun
We are so proud of all of you! You all trained hard, represented NOVA and Team USA, and did an amazing job!
Thank you to everyone who traveled, cheered, and supported the team along the way. Let’s continue to train hard and support each other to achieve our goals!
NOVA 加油!!