HEAVYWEIGHT Richard Stone — who became the first fighter to win back-to-back Night of Champions International Taekwondo Federation title bouts at the International Sports Karate Association’s United States Open last year — swept his division on Friday by snatching double gold for both clash and continuous sparring, contributing to Jamaica’s overall tally of 29 medals — nine gold, 13 silver and seven bronze — at the July 17-19 tournament.

Stone’s Jamaica combined martial arts teammates, Nicholas Dusard and Adrian Moore, similarly dominated the middleweight division, meeting in the finals of both clash and continuous sparring at the world’s largest martial arts open.

Dusard’s semi-final paths left his opponents unable to continue, one wincing in pain from a turning kick to the kidney and the other knocked out by a reverse turning kick.

Whereas he stopped Moore in the clash-sparring final to defend his 2024 crown, Dusard conceded to his teammate in the continuous-sparring finale, having pulled a hamstring in his dramatic knockout of the United States’s Joshua Wirtz.

Ultimate Taekwondo’s Aneeke Brown was Jamaica’s only other senior gold medal winner, landing the 35 and over female clash-sparring crown. Brown also added a silver in continuous sparring and a points-sparring bronze to her medal count later on Saturday.

Nicolai Reid, also a combined martial arts team fighter, won silver in his lightweight clash-sparring loss to England’s Scott Brewer.

In other results, Jamaica Taekwondo Academy’s (JTA) Raquel Colesso won silver in 18 and over women clash sparring, and bronze in continuous sparring. JTA’s Tara Webb (15) won continuous-sparring gold and clash-sparring silver. Green-belt Christon Miller won silver in continuous sparring, 18-34 Intermediate. Tajae Webb (14) completed JTA’s medal count with bronze in clash sparring.

Shi Tai Karate’s Sadeki Harris won clash-sparring gold and Nasir Mills (11-12) won gold in continuous-sparring. Purity Sharpe won silver in girls 15-17 clash sparring. Nathan Ellis also picked up clash-sparring silver in the boys 16-17 age group.

Rhea Williams added continuous-sparring bronze, girls 13-14, to Shi Tai’s tally, rounded off by Jahsiyah Cambell’s (10-11) bronze medals in continuous and clash sparring.

Red Dragon Taekwon-Do Centre’s Caziah Findlater won advanced clash-sparring gold, girls 16-17, and continuous-sparring silver. The Montego Bay school, headed by Chief Instructor Sabum Shiahh Shukura, picked up additional silver medals in continuous and clash sparring, won by Alex Donaldson, 18 & over, in the red/brown belt division..

Future Leaders Eagle Karate’s Akhaylah Gilzene won silver and bronze medals in 14-15 continuous and clash sparring, respectively.