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World juniors take Burnaby by storm

More than 800 athletes from 120 countries came to Burnaby's Bill Copeland Sports Centre, competing in the Taekwondo World junior championships. The athletes delivered the competition, while Burnaby provided a great experience.

More than 800 athletes from 120 countries came to Burnaby's Bill Copeland Sports Centre, competing in the Taekwondo World junior championships.

The athletes delivered the competition, while Burnaby provided a great experience.

Athletes ages 14 to 17 challenged their weight division rivals for a chance to win a gold medal. For Canada, Skylar Park of Winnipeg won in the female under-59 kilogram category, beating Chinese Taipei's Yen Hsin Yeh 20-8.

Canada's other medal was recorded by Zach Hiebert in the male 74kg division.

Burnaby's Josipa Kafadar put up a valiant showing in the female 52kg category, beating Bhwana Lama of Nepal in the opening round, and Jia Li of China before falling 9-1 to Turkey's Ikra Kayir in the quarterfinals.