Elliott golden at US Open Taekwondo

Elliott’s success came in the Cadets Male Under 53Kg division where he fought in four matches en route to creating history for this country.

The Fatima College student advanced from the the first round to the quarter-finals with a score of 15-5; then from the quarter to the semi-finals with a 12-9 win; from semis to finals with 12-8; then onto a resounding victory of 18-10 at the final. Present ringside to assist Elliott at this World Taekwondo G2 Ranking Event was his coach, Master Sherland Flores.

A Form two student, Elliott is the first person from his country to win gold at the Taekwondo US Open tournament where this year, 63 countries were represented, with 1800 competitors, some of whom competed at the Olympics.

Since 2011, the determined youngster has been medalling at both national and international championships.

In October 2016, as part of his focussed preparation for his 2017 season, he attended the 7th International Taekwondo Training Camp in Chicago, winning six of his seven fights against opponents in the Junior division.

Elliott’s dedicated team includes his family, his manager, Nicholas Elliott Snr, Taekwondo coach Master Sherland Flores, national taekwondo athlete Edson Breedy, the Elite Development Performance Unit of SporTT , and coach Erik Rodriguez of Mexico.