Guy's Karate School's International Success

Ms JENNY AITCHISON (Maitland—Minister for Roads, and Minister for Regional Transport)—Congratulations for the outstanding achievements of Guy's Karate School, based right here in our local community, whose students recently returned from Sri Lanka with an impressive haul of medals from the inaugural Asian International Karate Championships. Led by Chief Instructor Lindsay Guy, the team competed against 400 athletes in challenging conditions, including power outages and stifling heat. Despite these obstacles, they delivered remarkable performances on the international stage. Lindsay himself claimed two gold medals—one in kata and another in sparring in the advanced veteran category. His son, Lachlan Guy, also shone, winning gold in the advanced open point sparring and placing second in kata behind a competitor from Japan. Teenager Caleb Buckland competed strongly in both the 14–15 and 16–17 kata divisions, securing two silver medals in highly competitive fields. First-time international competitor James Fry proudly earned a bronze in the beginners to intermediate veteran category. I commend the entire team for their dedication, discipline and sportsmanship. Congratulations to Lindsay, Lachlan, Caleb and James—you've done us all proud on the world stage.