Montréal, July 28, 2024 – Heidi Quach, Evelyn Beaton, and John Jr Messé A Bessong were Canada’s big stars at the Junior European Cup in Berlin, Germany, this weekend.
On Sunday, Quach obtained Canada’s best result, winning the silver medal in the under-48 kg category. She lost her only fight of the day to Great Britain’s Summer Shaw, who won the big final by waza-ari.
“In the semi-final, [Heidi] was down by a waza-ari, but she scored an ippon in the final minute to win it. Unfortunately...