When a team travels to any tournament, the hope is to have everyone come home with some sort of award.

And the ratio of medals to athletes when it comes to Stanley Boxing and FitnessSA国际影视传媒� kickboxing team was nearly 1:1 after a trip to Ontario last weekend.

Seven of the clubSA国际影视传媒檚 athletes were in Niagara Falls for the World Association of Kickboxing Organizations (WAKO) Canada National Kickboxing Championships from June 3 to 5, and almost all of them hit the podium in some fashion. Six of those fighters shared four silver and two bronze medals, which pleased head coach John Stanley.

SA国际影视传媒淭hey were all in tough because for a lot of them, this was their first major tournament,SA国际影视传媒� he said.

The exception was Gopi Rajkumar, who was back in action after returning from his home in India last month to compete in the Tamil Nadu WAKO Championships, where he captured the 75-kg low-kick title. In Niagara Falls, he ended up with a bronze medal in the same division.

Stanley said the competition in Ontario was a bit stiffer, but Rajkumar held his own.

SA国际影视传媒淭he big problem was the travel back home and he was still suffering from the jetlag,SA国际影视传媒� the coach said. SA国际影视传媒淭hat affected him and he didnSA国际影视传媒檛 do as well as he would have wanted but he knows what led to it.SA国际影视传媒�

Fighter Liam Kincaid ended up with a bronze medal in a division the 11-year-old wasnSA国际影视传媒檛 even supposed to be in: 40-kg K1, a full-contact division.

SA国际影视传媒淭here was a mix-up in the draw and Liam wasnSA国际影视传媒檛 supposed to do full-contact,SA国际影视传媒� said Stanley. SA国际影视传媒淚 left it up to him on whether he wanted to do it because it threw him off a bit but he went ahead and did amazing. He has everything you want in a fighter: great listener, very coachable and he fit the mould.SA国际影视传媒�

Emmett Kincaid, LiamSA国际影视传媒檚 younger brother, was in the 40-kg Kick Light division and ended up with a silver medal in a division that was more varied than some of the others, said Stanley.

SA国际影视传媒淭he kid he ended up fighting was bigger and older,SA国际影视传媒� he said. SA国际影视传媒淓mmettSA国际影视传媒檚 only eight (years old) and the other kid was 10 but it was good for him to experience that and it was a really competitive fight.SA国际影视传媒�

Graham Diveky and Zain Alhomosh were two other silver medallists from the club; Diveky was in the male 91-kg K1 class while Alhomosh fought in the female 67-kg K1 category. Amina Idris Ahmed fought in the female 52-kg K1 division and earned a silver medal.

SA国际影视传媒淏oth Graham and Zain lost on decisions, really close fights for both of them,SA国际影视传媒� said Stanley. SA国际影视传媒淭hey were in their first big competition and it was a big jump for them but getting that experience was important.SA国际影视传媒�

The only fighter who didnSA国际影视传媒檛 medal was Scott Thomson, who was disqualified from the menSA国际影视传媒檚 75-kg Kick Light division.

The reason? Being too aggressive.

SA国际影视传媒淪cott hit his opponent with a couple of heavy shots and he couldnSA国际影视传媒檛 handle them,SA国际影视传媒� said Stanley. SA国际影视传媒淲e told the organizers to put Scott in full contact and he wasnSA国际影视传媒檛 put in there and so he ended up getting DQSA国际影视传媒檈d. It sucks.SA国际影视传媒�

Before making the trip to Ontario, Stanley said he was worried about how his new fighters would take to the atmosphere of a national championship but they handled it as well as they could have.

SA国际影视传媒淭here were over 500 fighters there and nerves were a huge factor going in,SA国际影视传媒� he said. SA国际影视传媒淲e had no chance to test them here at the club before going out and that may have affected them a bit but they learned a lot and they know how to manage the pressure better now.SA国际影视传媒�