Austin Larson of Port Coquitlam's Pacific Rim Institute grabbed a gold medal in the Junior boys 15-17 division for 1st-degree Black Belts in patterns at the International Taekwondo Western Canadian Championships last week in Regina.
Larson also teamed with Brad Smith to claim silver in pre-arranged sparing, while Smith also earned bronze in both Junior boys patterns and heavyweight sparring.
Also, Pac Rim's Chris Law, a 5th degree black belt, won bronze in patterns.