A handful of athletes from the 754 Phoenix Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron in Port Moody walked away with medals at the zone biathlon championships last week.
Andrei Secu took home gold in the male senior category, while Francisco Zhou, a competitor in the junior category, received a bronze medal. In the female competition, Liyariu Wang made the podium with a bronze medal in the junior category.
The trio of athletes are not the only competitors to grab medals at the event.
Harrison Young, a member of the 2893 Seaforth Highlanders, took home gold in the cadet male young category, beating out the second-place finisher by five seconds.
More than 130 cadets from across the Lower Mainland competed durnig the zone biathlon championships, which took place in Whistler. Competitors were tested in fitness, skiing and marksmanship over a 4.5 km course in the Callahan Valley.
The teams are competing for spots in the provincial championships, which will take place Feb. 5 to 7 at Mount Washington on Vancouver Island.
