Newtown’s Chris McCabe wins his third world crown
Newtown native wins gold
NEWTOWN native Chris McCabe became world champion for the third time last weekend when he won gold in the Senior Male Welter Weight Sparring Division at the ITF World Championships in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
McCabe’s victory makes him a three-time world champion (2014 Rome, 2016 Brighton, 2018 Buenos Aires) and the Newtown man and head coach at East Coast TKD also scooped the bronze medal in the Senior Male 6th Degree Patterns.
McCabe had four extremely tough fights in the Sparring, against Argentina, Spain, Japan and Argentina in the final.
‘We are all extremely proud and excited for him after all the work put into preparing for this World Event. #thisis50 #3isthemagicnumber #stillslaying,’ wrote a club spokesperson on the East Coast TKD Facebook page after the win.
‘Chris McCabe takes bronze in the Senior Male 6th Degree Patterns at the ITF World Championships in Buenos Aires after defeating Russia and Canada to get to the quarter-finals, but unfortunately lost to the exceptional and current world champion, Kevin McCabe from Wales,’ they added.
Wicklow were also represented by Emmet Carey who claimed the bronze medal in the very competitive Junior Male U18s Micro Weight Sparring at the ITF World Championships.
Carey put in a lot of hard work and faced a very tough opponent to secure third in the world.
More next week.
St Kevin’s 2 v Tinahely 7.15pm (Referee: Jimmy Lawlor); St Patricks White v Ashford 7.15pm Ashford (Referee: Tony Mc Loughlin); An Tochar 2 v Naomh Eoin Gaels 7.00pm (Referee: Liam Keenan) Newcastle v Newtown 7.15pm (Referee: Eugene Doher ty)
Ballinacor v Fergal Ogs 7.15pm (Referee: Cathy Forde);
Newtown v Annacurra 7.15pm (Referee: Con O Ceadaigh); Ashford v Clan na Gael 7.15pm (Referee: Mick Owens)
Under-11 Football Group 5: Under-15 Football Group 3: Saturday, August 11 Leinster Under-16 Football Gerry Reilly Cup Quarter-Final:
Meath v Wicklow Time TBC Oldcastle GAA (Referee: TBC)
Sunday, August 12 Under-13 Football League Division 1 Round 10:
St Patricks V Baltinglass 6.00pm Ballinakill (Referee: Rober t Roche) Luke O’Tooles v Bray Emmets 7.15pm (Referee: Eugene Doher ty); Glenealy v Nor th Wicklow Gaels 7.15pm (Referee: Paul Por ter); Michael Dwyers v Tomacork 7.15pm (Referee: Ciaran Fleming) ARP vBye
Kilcoole v Eire Og Greystones 7.15pm (Referee: Tony McLoughlin); Michael Dwyers v St Patricks Blue 7.15pm (Referee: Jimmy Lawlor); Glenealy v ARP 7.15pm (Referee: Mick Owens); Carnew Emmets v Bray Emmets 1 7.15pm Ballinakill (Referee: Keith Barnes)
St Patricks White v Eire Og Greystones 2 7.15pm (Referee: Peadar de Hora); Aughrim 2 V Western Gaels 7.15pm (Referee: Christy O Rourke); Avondale V Barndarrig 7.15pm (Referee: Liam Keenan); Kilmacanogue V Eire Og Greystones 3 7.15pm (Referee: Ciaran Gaskin)
Under-11 Hurling Group 1: Under-11 Hurling Group 2: Under-11 Football Group 5:
Fergal Ogs v Coolkenno 7.15pm Ballinakill (Referee: Pat Hickey) Bray Emmets v Carnew Emmets 7.15pm Ballinakill (Referee: John Keenan); Luke O Tooles v Michael Dwyers 7.15pm (Referee: Rober t Roche); Glen/Pats v Avondale/Parnells 7.15pm (Referee: Con O Ceadaigh)
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Under-13 Hurling Division 1 Round 9: Wednesday, August 22 Under 15 Football Division 1 Round 9:
St Nicholas v Rathnew 7.15pm; Blessington v Eire Og Greystones 7.15pm; Baltinglass vBye
Under-15 Football Division 2 Round 9:
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