LSBU student Daniel Walters competes for England and wins silver Daniel, 25, who is in his final year of studying Sports & Exercise Science at LSBU, flew out to Chennai in India at the end of January to compete in the under 68kg category.
This is a world-ranking tournament, and Daniel fought through four challenging rounds to claim his silver medal. It is the first time he has competed for his country.
His achievement is all the more impressive, in view of the fact that it was his first competition for three months, after he sustained a major hand injury in training.
Daniel, who is now teaching Taekwondo to other LSBU students, said: 'To compete on the national stage for your country is such an honour, and I'm so proud to have brought the silver medal back home.
'I'm now looking forward to the next competition, which is the Dutch International Open, and will do my best to bring back another medal.'
David Cook, Course Director for BSc Sport & Exercise Science at LSBU and Daniel's coach, said: 'Daniel competes in the under 68kg group, which is one of the most competitive categories, so his achievement really is exceptional.
'We're very proud of him and are looking forward to watching his progress as there's no doubt he has a very promising future in Taekwondo ahead of him.'
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