Canada's taekwondo team stands with medals

Abbas Assadian Jr.

Biography

• Won silver competing in the team event at the 2019 Pan American Games Qualification Event, securing Team Canada’s full participation at the Lima 2019 Pan Am Games
• Represented Canada at the 2017 Universiade, finishing in the top-15 in both the individual freestyle and mixed pair events

A LITTLE MORE ABOUT AJ

Getting into the Sport: Started doing taekwondo at age 7… Transitioned to competing in high performance Poomsae in 2012… Outside Interests: Studying Urban and Regional Planning at Ryerson University… Enjoys drawing cartoons and different landscapes and famous buildings… Odds and Ends:

Notable International Results

World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships: 2018 – participant; 2016 – participant; 2014 – participant;

Univerisade: 2017 – 11th (mixed pair), 13th (individual freestyle)