Team St. Maarten won 14 gold medals, 11 silver and six bronze medals at the 11th International Tae Kwon Do Championship in Santo Domingo this past weekend.
The athletes, all from the King Yen Tae kwon do school in Middle region, under the direction of Grand master Theo Liu also captured five first place youth trophies and the group was named Best International Team. The team ranges in age from six to 16 and competed against athletes from Puerto Rico, St. Croix, Chili, Mexico, Panama, New York, Orlando, Canada, and host Dominican Republic.
