“My favourite thing is the feeling you get after a round goes by. You don’t feel weaker; you feel stronger even. Your blood is pumping and that feels great,” said Joshbir Roy.
P.E.I.’s Joshbir Roy competes in kata during the karate competition in Summerside Feb. 20 at the 2023 Canada Winter Games. This is the first time karate has been part of the Canada Games. - Rudi Terstege/Special to SaltWire NetworkSUMMERSIDE, N.S. — It’s an opportunity Joshbir Roy never envisioned when he began participating in karate seven years ago.
“I feel incredibly lucky being the right age for this,” Roy told SaltWire Network after competing in kata on Feb. 20 at the Canada Games Multi-Sport Dome at Credit Union Place in Summerside. “Having karate here for the first time is awesome.”‘It’s why P.E.I. is such a special place’ – Islanders fill rinks for home team at Canada Games
“I couldn’t be prouder,” said P.E.I. coach Collin Affleck. “Josh did a wonderful job. He made it to three rounds of the four . He has been practising three years at a competitive level. He went to the nationals in St. John’s, Newfoundland, last summer and did good.“My favourite thing is the feeling you get after a round goes by. You don’t feel weaker; you feel stronger even. Your blood is pumping and that feels great.
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