Ben De Bortoli wins Gold Medals at National Karate Championships

FedUni WestVic Academy of Sport athlete and Bacchus Marsh Grammar student, Ben De Bortoli, has claimed two Gold medals at the 2018 Australian Karate Federation Championships.

The National Championships, held in Caloundra, Queensland, last weekend, saw De Bortoli secure the Gold medal in the Kumite Individual Male Under 21 -75kg event.

De Bortoli, 18, and studying Year 12 at Bacchus Marsh Grammar, won all bouts on his way to claiming the Gold medal and officially becoming the 2018 National Champion in the process.

In more good news for De Bortoli, he was a member of the Victorian team which won the Gold Medal in the Male Senior Team event.

To cap a stellar weekend of results, De Bortoli also claimed a Silver medal, his third overall for the Championships, in the Kumite Individual Male Senior event.

De Bortoli is coached by High Performance Bacchus Marsh based Sensei, Wayne Noble.