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    Maple Grove’s Ava Lee takes silver at Pan Am Championship

    16 days ago

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    On May 3, the 2024 Pan Am Championships were held in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. The Pan Am Championships is an event where it draws the top Pan American athletes in the region and is held once a year.

    Ava Lee, an instructor and competition team member at the World Taekwondo Academy, was the only Minnesotan to qualify and compete at this event. With her world ranking she received a first-round bye and then defeated Canada, Mexico, and losing a tough one to Cuba in the finals taking home a silver medal.

    Lee is a senior at Maple Grove High Senior School and after graduating she will head to Mexico for another major event in July. She will continue to train and prepare for the 2028 Olympics.

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