Congratulations!
Heading to the 2016 Rio Olympics.....
Congratulations to Caroline & Carmen Marton, former Fairhills High School students who have been selected to represent Australia in the 2016 Olympics in Taekwondo.
Caroline Marton:
After a heartbreaking end to her London 2012 qualification campaign, Caroline Marton will have the chance to represent her country at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Marton was disqualified up nine points with 15 seconds to go in the final London 2012 qualification bout and has spent the past four years in search of redemption of that result. Marton's path to Rio was made slightly easier when she was the only one to contest her division at the Oceania Qualification Tournament.
It will be a family affair for Marton at the Rio 2016 Games with her sister Carmen set to compete at her third Olympic Games. Carmen's partner Safwan Khalil will make his second Games appearance while Khalil's brother Ali will coach the team.
Marton packed up her things and moved from Melbourne to Sydney at the start of 2015 in order to train with her sister Carmen and Safwan believing it would give her the best chance possible to qualify for Rio. The results soon followed as she made the third round of the World Championships, moved into the top 20 in the Olympic rankings, won Pacific Games gold and made the quarter-finals in the tough Grand Prix series.
Carmen Marton:
Carmen Marton will compete at her third Olympic Games in Rio after a strong lead-in to the Games saw her win Pacific Games gold midway through 2015 before she secured her Olympic berth with a 6-1 victory over New Zealand's Rhiannon O'Neill at the Oceania Qualification Tournament.
Having been in contention for Athens 2004, she made her Olympic debut at the Beijing 2008 Games where she bowed out in the quarter-finals in the +67kg division. Four years later she went down 8-2 in the -67kg bronze medal match to Germany's Helena Fromm.
Marton made history in 2013 when she became Australia's first taekwondo World Champion. She defeated Korea Republic's Kim Hwi-lang in the dying seconds to claim the -62kg title in Puebla, Mexico. She'd previously finished on the podium at the World Championships having claimed bronze in 2005.
The 29-year-old will be joined by partner Safwan Khalil, who will compete in his second Games in Rio, and sister Caroline Marton who will make her Olympic debut at the first Olympic Games on South American soil. Along with fellow teammate Hayder Shkara, the team will be coached by Safwan's brother Ali.
Marton was introduced to the sport when she was eight by her father Andrew who had trained in Poland when growing up. She began competing on the international scene in 2000 and had plenty of early success before just missing out on qualification for Athens 2004 as an 18-year-old.
We wish both Caroline & Carmen all the best in their quest for Olympic Gold!!
Touch Rugby
Congratulations to Tyler Vemoa (Year 11) who represented New Zealand in the Under 20 'Tag 20' Touch Rugby test match against Australia in Canberra last week. A fantastic achievement!
World Cheer-leading Championships
Congratulations to Lili Gibson (Year 11) who was selected into the World Cheerleading Championships held in Florida (USA) recently. Another fantastic achievement!