Palau's wrestling team left on September 11, 2006 to Guanzhou China to attend an international training camp being held for 2 weeks. Palau's team composed of Elgin Elwais, Franson Gibbons, and Coach Young Ho, Ko. Also, travelling with the team is FSM Wrestler from the state of Chuuk, Keitani Graham. Keitani has been training in Palau after the 2006 Micronesian Games in the CNMI. According to Tarkong, who will be joining the team on September 22nd, the wrestlers have been training very hard since they last competed in the Micro Games. With no other competitions expected till next year, we have been preparing for the World Championships. When the opportunity arrived and teams were invited to attend the International Training Camp in Chiina, this was the perfect time for our wrestlers to train with other teams especially before going into the Championships. With such experience, we hope to have our athletes grow and prepare for the upcoming Olympic Qualifications that will take place late next year. With Coach Ko, taking the lead and preparing our team, Tarkong has all the confidence in the world that we will have a strong team by 2008. The team will train in Korea and competitions start on September 23 till October 01st. All of the wrestlers will be taking part in both Greco and Freestyle Wrestling.
Last Modified on 15/09/2006 16:51