Tsunami Academy wrestler Theresa El-Lati won a gold medal in the juvenile girls\’ 65 kg provincial title at the Ontario championships Feb. 2-3 in St. Catharines.
The victory also earned the Louis-Riel high school student a trip to the 2013 Canada Summer Games as Ontario\’s representative, which came on the heels of the official Canada Games torch lighting at Parliament Hill on Friday, Feb. 1.
The torch will travel through 40 cities and towns in Quebec before reaching Sherbrooke for the Opening Ceremony on Aug. 2.
Tsunami wrestler Liam Macfadyen also won a medal in St. Catharines, taking bronze in the 54 kg Cadet division.
Torch lit for 2013 Canada Summer Games in Ottawa, local wrestler claims Games berth next day
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