A local Taekwondo fighter is heading to World Championships in Bosnia, following a sweeping three days of competitions in Brisbane which ended in a trifecta of gold.
Halls Taekwondo Tullamarine fighter Lacie Gleeson,14, is gearing up to put on the green and gold for her second World Championships which are being held in Bosnia on August 24.
Lacie competed in three competitions in three days at the start of July, and said she is excited to make the team and represent Australia again.
“The first day was the Cadet World Championship Selection event, the second day was World Taekwondo Oceania‘s Presidents Cup, and the last day was the Australian Open,” she said.
“I ended the three days with a trifecta of gold. In particular, by winning my division at the World Championship selection event [which] earnt my spot as a cadet representative.
“I was super happy with my performances, I felt that across the three days I was consistent and came away with no regrets.
“Mindset is very important and I wasn’t going all that way just to participate. My goal was to win, I wasn’t going to give that away easily.”
This success follows Lacie’s World Championship debut last year in Bulgaria where she won her first international fight.
Lacie said this experience, along with competing in the Netherlands, taught her a lot and she cannot wait to do it again.
“The training leading up to an international competition isn’t easy, it’ s… long and tough hours but I always enjoy it.”
Lacie said she will also compete at the Bosnia and Herzegovina Open Championship event in Sarajevo just days after the World Championships.
Zoe Moffatt
