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A clean sweep for Valentine, BISP’s Jiu-Jitsu champ

A clean sweep for Valentine, BISP’s Jiu-Jitsu champ

JIU-JITSU: Student Valentine Khetagourov-Surduk is the toast of the British International School, Phuket after he recently became a Thailand Jiu-Jitsu champion with a four-gold medal haul.

Jiu-Jitsu
By Lee Blake, BISP

Friday 18 December 2020 11:15 AM


 

The Year 9 student competed last month at the Thailand Jiu-Jitsu Championships at Rangsit University in Bangkok, where he took home gold medals in all four categories – Newaza GI, No GI, Fighting and Dual.

The three-day tournament was held between Nov 13-15 with different weight and age categories under the supervision of the Thailand Jiu-Jitsu Federation.

Valentine, who is just 13-years-old, competed in the advanced Under 15 category with athletes over 73kg.

Back in October, Valentine was also awarded an official black belt (1st Dan) from the Thailand Jiu-Jitsu Federation after completing his promotion test. He is among just three athletes in Thailand under the age of 18 to be awarded this honour.

Congratulations Valentine on these fantastic achievements!

For more information on British International School, Phuket, please contact info@bisphuket.ac.th