Lake Country Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu brought home several medals from the recent International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation鈥檚 Jiu-Jitsu Con.
Held in Las Vegas, Nevada over the Labour Day weekend, three local athletes made the podium amongst thousands of athletes from across the world.
In the World Master鈥檚 Championships for athletes over 30, Jeff Cuthbert took the gold in the Blue Belt Men鈥檚 Super-Heavyweight category. Cuthbert also won the silver medal in the Men鈥檚 Blue Belt Absolute division.
Also in the Master鈥檚, Piera Chiola won silver in the Blue Belt Women鈥檚 Lightweight category, losing her final match 0-2.
One Lake Country youth brought home some hardware. Owen Cuthbert-Mayrhofer brought home the silver medal in the Teen 2 Yellow Belt Boy鈥檚 Light-Featherweight class.
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