The results are in!
They give medals at the end of competition in this sport. Lots leave early and their coaches receive their medals for them because of time constraints and other commitments like school the next morning. Tim had a great performance even though it wasn’t the performance he was after. He was gunning for higher numbers and they just weren’t coming today but they are coming. He’s on the verge of getting the numbers he’s after.
We are so proud of his success. He never ceases to amaze us with all he’s doing in this sport in the short time he’s been doing it.
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71kg Youth Gold Medalist. It’s his 3rd year receiving Gold in Youth. Other medalist went home early. |
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| 71kg Jr GoldMedalist. It’s the second year he’s taken Gold in Juniors being a Youth lifter. Other medalist left early. |
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71kg Open Silver Medalist. |
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| 2nd overall in Youth. They gave goodie bags with thumb tape in it for this achievement. |
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| 2nd overall in Junior. They gave 1Kilo wrist wraps for this achievement. |
We are so very proud of all Tim's accomplishing. He has set hard fast goals and he didn't meet those goals at this Meet like he wanted to so he walked away with a competitive anger that every Elite Athlete I've ever met has when they don't meet their goals. He will get back to work, get more consistent, and meet his goals at a Meet soon. At least that's the mindset he has anyhow. Elite Athletes have a drive like nothing I've ever seen. It thrusts them forward to do the amazing things that they do in sports. In this sport the Lasha Talakhadze's (not from our country) or Olivia Reeves (US Olympic Gold Medalist) don't do what they have done without it. In other sports it's Michael Phelps, Michael Jordon, Wayne Gretzky, Lewis Hamilton/Michael Schumacher, and the list could go on and on. Elite Athletes are cut from a very different cloth. Their minds have a totally different mindset. They work tirelessly to get where they want to go. Few make it to the Big Show (the Olympics) though. In my book they are all worthy because they put so much time into what they do. Having watched it first hand with our son I know what parents of Olympians have lived through with their kids. It's not an easy road. It's one of the toughest things these kids do - being an Elite Athlete - in their perspective sports. They are all great athletes! And even though Tim didn't do what he wanted to do at this Meet he still walked away a winner yet again. His drive to do what he does makes my head spin though. Thanks for all your prayers 🙏 as we traveled and as Tim competed.
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