South Dublin Taekwondo

Riga Open G1 2026
Day 2 at the Riga Open saw the seniors take to the mat. SDTKD had one participant.
👏Ryan Doyle - 5th Place Quarter final finish as he moved to to -80kg for the event. A R16 victory v Moldova 🇲🇩 was followed by a QF defeat to Bulgaria.

The venue was filled with Irish again on day 2 with teams putting in some memorable performances and supporting each other throughout.

🇱🇻 RIGA OPEN E1 – CADET & JUNIOR | DAY 1

A fantastic opening day for SDTKD at the Riga Open, with five medals secured by our Cadet and Junior team:

🥇 Victoria Laurel
🥈 Darius Turcitu
🥉 Sorena Shiravani
🥉 Dyzile Chin Estrada
🥉 Yeva Kovalchuk

Finishing outside the medals, but delivering excellent performances:

👏 Anna Mahesh
👏 Ryan Lugares
👏 Claire White
👏 Nicholas Buffini-Taaffe

A special mention must go to Victoria and Darius, who secured their first international ranking medals. Both have progressed from grassroots level within our club to become members of our international team—a very proud milestone for them, their families and SDTKD.

We are incredibly proud of how this team prepared for the event, supported one another and stood together throughout every contest. It was a true team effort from start to finish.

It was also fantastic to hear the TaekwondoIreland clubs in great voice, supporting and encouraging one another throughout the day. 🇮🇪

Thank you to everyone who supported the team, both in Riga and from home.

Good luck to all the seniors competing on Day 2! 👊🏻

Coaches Robert & Leroy, Trainer Lisbeth

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South Dublin Taekwondo is now recruiting new Beginner / Intermediate members aged 8-Teen to join our team.

🥋 Whether your child wants to build confidence, improve fitness, learn self-defence or become part of a positive and supportive team environment — SDTKD, a competitive taekwondo club provides a pathway from grass roots to elite taekwondo.

📍 Location: The Arena, Tallaght [Woodies Complex]
📅 Typical Training Days: Monday / Wednesday / Friday
👦👧 Recruiting Ages: 8-Teen
🚨 Recruiting from Wednesday 27th May
⚠️ Limited spaces available — places will fill fast!

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Sportwerk Champions Camp 2026
August 20-23rd
Dusseldorf, Germany
4 Day Camp under the instruction of world renowned coaches:
J.Ohhyeri 🇰🇷
Diego Ribeiro 🇧🇷 🇧🇷
Erdal Töre 🇹🇷
Training alongside Top athletes such as:
Caden Cunningham 🇬🇧
Milena Titoneli 🦁 🇧🇷
Henrique Marques Taekwondo 🇧🇷…. And many more.
SDTKD members who attended included: Ryan Doyle .doyle.mma , Darius Turcitu , Nicholas Buffini-Taaffe Nicholas TKD ,Sorena Shiravani Sorena🇮🇪🥋tkd , Robert Taaffe (c) Robert Taaffe
Thank You to the organisers for the warm welcome Sportwerk Düsseldorf e. V. 🙏