Courtesy: Nicole Hamel

By Anthony Corea

PG TAEKWONDO

Local athlete returns home after representing Team Canada in Taekwondo

Sep 21, 2023 | 4:32 PM

PRINCE GEORGE — Jenna Hamel has been doing the sport of Taekwondo for 12 years. All that hard work paid off as she recently was in Tampere Finland representing Team Canada at the ITF 2023 World Championships.

Hamel first got into the sport with her family at a young age. Going to Family Taekwondo here in Prince George.

After joining, the rest is history with Jenna excelling at the sport and getting to display her skills during tournaments around BC and eventually Canada and the world. Her mother Nicole is always there to support her including this most recent time in Finland. An experience she’ll never forget, especially seeing her daughter’s hard work pay off.

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Competing on the International stage wasn’t just exciting to do. Jenna also learned techniques by watching and competing against other countries around the world and using them to improve her own game.

And despite not bringing home any hardware the 17-year-old is motivated to continue on her journey as one of the best Taekwondo athletes in Canada with plenty of competitions circled on her calendar in the future.

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