Salmon Arm’s Provincial Martial Arts karate team member Danette Rampton was victorious in the hard styles Grand Champion Cup at the 2015 Tiger Balm Internationals held in Vancouver, two weeks ago.
The two-day martial arts event featured more than 300 athletes from across the province competing for a spot on the Canadian national team.
Collectively, PMA team members took home more than 30 medals in the tournament. Sixteen gold, 11 silver and five bronze medals were won by PMA, coached by Holly Raczynski.
Members competed in 11 different disciplines divided into age and belt divisions. PMA athletes competed in point sparring, kick boxing, team and traditional Japanese katas and forms, Korean patterns and musical katas disciplines.
All PMA team members who won gold medals were automatically qualified for this year’s 2015 Team Canada.
In addition to being named to the national team, they are also invited to attend the World Martial Arts Games held in Cardiff, Wales.
