A dedicated karateka for many years, as she’s a 2nd degree brown belt. A 2018 world champion, now on team Canada heading to Vrsar, Croatia.
Thank you for supporting Isla in this competition. Your participation made a huge impact for the Why Not You Foundation and their mission to empower change in the world, one individual at a time and one child at a time.
What is Youth Athlete of the Year?
Learn MoreShe loves the discipline and self growth that karate offers, as it teaches her that discipline and hard work is what it takes to succeed. Which also shows her just how hard working and amazing she truly is, as she has done great things. Getting to be dedicated and being able to be proud of herself and accomplishments is what she truly loves most about her sport.
Her Sensei, Michelle Critch. She deeply looks up to her, as Sensei Michelle has accomplished many astonishing things in her karate career. Isla strives to be just as dedicated, amazing, and talented as her sensei, because she truly is incredible and has greatly achieved life changing things!
2018, in St.johns Newfoundland, at world championships. Isla competed as a yellow belt, against numerous countries. A nervous, yet competitive and determined young girl wins gold, becoming the first female in her age group to win gold in worlds for the first time in years! Her picture is now in a local memorial hockey stadium along with other peoples major accomplishments over the centuries in Grand-falls Windsor NL.
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