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By Nicola Corless CLARE competitors, representing Ireland, brought home a range of medals from last weekend’s European Taekwon-Do Championships in Italy. The Irish squad of 32 competitors, six coaches and two managers, finished in third place overall out of 30 countries, with six gold, four silver and five bronze medals. Eight of the team that travelled to Riccione were from Clare. Quin Taekwon-Do Club’s Stephen Ryan (competitor and coach), Nicole Moriarty and Joanne Potter and Shannon Taekwon-Do Club’s Adrian Byrne (coach), Skye Slattery, Jamie Williams and Dave Lynch along with Jamie Rigney from Ballyea-Inagh Taekwon-Do Club all travelled. The Clare contingent achieved massive success in the event, with Joanne Potter taking a silver medal in individual -55kg sparring, beating competitors from Norway, Hungary, Poland and Germany. She showed great skill and tactical awareness along the way to the final, where she faced off against fellow Irish competitor and current world champion, Ellen Ince, from Killester Taekwon-Do Club. The ladies fought …
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