A total of 25 Taekwondo Athletes in the Bono Region have passed a ‘Colour Belt’ promotion test held at the Sunyani Coronation Park.
The young enterprising athletes, between eight and 28 years, participated in the day’s ‘ color belt’ promotion examination organized by the Bono Regional Sports Authority.
They were taken through stands, kicks, and blocking ‘Poomsae,’ a combination of kicks and blocks, power and skill breaking as well as basics (yellow and blue Belt) and advanced (red belt) attack, defense, and sparring.
She promoted all five athletes to the Yellow eight Belt, two of them to the Yellow seven Belt, three to the Green six Belt, and another three to the Green five Belt.
Also, I promoted three other athletes to the Blue four Belt, four to the Blue three Belt, and five others to the Red two Belt.
In an interview with the GNA Sports in Sunyani, Mr. George Ablometi, the Bono Regional Taekwondo Coach and the Examiner, expressed satisfaction with the tests, saying, “people gradually understand the sport in the region.”
“Taekwondo has a lot of benefits, especially for students, as the sport helps to boost their self-confidence, make them disciplined, improve their intellectual capacity and make them mentally fit and focused that enhances learning processes,” he stated.
Mr. Ablometi said that aside from numerous benefits, the sport served as a career opportunity and encouraged the youth to develop an interest and engage in it.
Frederick Marfo is a sportswriter and social worker well known for his advocacy for equal chances and rights for all athletes, especially those with disabilities.
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