Daniel Almeida, Chilli Harel and Skylah McCourt have won gold medals at the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Australian National Championships while Indi McCourt came home with a silver medal.
More than 600 competitors from all over Australia and beyond competed in the championships held at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre over August 12–13, Raz Harel from The Academy said.
‘Byron Bay had a team of five athletes from The Academy and they brought home amazing results,’ he said.
‘With Jiu Jitsu arguably being the largest-growing sport in the world right now, it’s amazing to see Byron Bay on the national map,’ he said.
Chilli Harel won gold in the 11-year old male division. Skylah McCourt won gold in the 15-year old female division. Indi McCourt won silver in the 10-year old female division and professor Daniel Almeida won double gold in the male masters division.‘
Next stop is the Spring Australian Open, taking place at the Cavanbah Sports centre, Byron Bay, on Sunday September 3,’. Raz said.
‘We are expecting approximately 300 national and international competitors, and our athletes will be ready to represent their town,’ he said.