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European University Games 2022 – Southampton student success

Southampton students, Oliver Perez and Isra Ilyas, recently competed in Taekwondo at the European University Games.

Fighting against highly experienced and skilled student-athletes from universities across Europe, the pair represented the University of Southampton at the competition in Lodz, Poland.

Isra secured a podium place and medalled with an impressive bronze in the female 46kg division. Oliver placed fifth over the week in his European level debut.

Oliver said:I would like to thank the University for all their support and of course the two clubs that have led me to where I stand in Taekwondo today: Southampton University Taekwondo Club (SUTKD) and LMC Taekwondo. I look forward to hopefully joining the athlete bursary at the University next year to further exploit my capabilities and results in the sport.” 

Isra previously told us that she hoped that her success at the games will help raise awareness of the club and sport of Taekwondo at the University. If you feel inspired by the success story and want to find out more about the SUTKD club, visit Facebook and Instagram.

A huge congratulations to them both – here are just some of their competition highlights in pictures:

 
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