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Otago Daily Times
6 days ago
- Sport
- Otago Daily Times
Martial arts club moving into Frankton
Queenstowner Diego Hernandez, who won a gold medal at the recent World Taekwondo Championships in the United Kingdom. PHOTO: SUPPLIED Queenstown's newest martial arts club is getting ready to open its doors. Kman's Martial Arts Club — established in Cromwell in 2023 — will launch a second club in Frankton on June 9. Owner and head instructor Kman McEvoy, a multiple world champion and 5th Dan Black Belt, says he's been getting an increasing number of requests to open a club in Queenstown, noting many of his students already travel from Queenstown to Cromwell for training, and others "want to travel to Queenstown ... for extra training". He says the club's a friendly, family-oriented one, with members ranging in age from 4 to 63, some of whom train for self-defence, fitness and self-confidence, along with competition. Classes include Taekwondo, judo and kickboxing — McEvoy says they've already produced multiple regional, national and world champs, including assistant instructor Queenstowner Diego Hernandez, a 3rd Dan Black Belt, who's a Taekwondo national champ and was one of five gold medal-winners at last month's World Taekwondo Champs, in the United Kingdom. The club also brought home seven gold medals from the recent Canterbury Judo Champs. McEvoy also has high hopes for his team of 20 fighters competing in next week's Otago Southland Regional Karate comp, being held in Dunedin, and will take a team to the national kickboxing champs, being held in Auckland, and the World Taekwondo Cup, in Canada, next month. The Queenstown club's new home will be at 1085 Frankton Rd, within the Frankton Village complex — for more info, see
The Star
23-05-2025
- Sport
- The Star
Swimming-Olympic champion McEvoy says Enhanced Games 'record' meaningless
FILE PHOTO: Paris 2024 Olympics - Swimming - Men's 50m Freestyle Final - Paris La Defense Arena, Nanterre, France - August 02, 2024. Cameron McEvoy of Australia celebrates after winning gold. REUTERS/Hannah Mckay/File Photo SYDNEY (Reuters) -Olympic 50 metres freestyle champion Cam McEvoy thinks the record time claimed by Kristian Gkolomeev as part of the Enhanced Games programme, where swimmers are allowed to use banned drugs, is irrelevant to the sport. Enhanced Games organisers announced on Wednesday that Greek Gkolomeev swam the 50m freestyle in 20.89 seconds in February, going faster than Brazilian Cesar Cielo's 2009 world record time of 20.91 and McEvoy's personal best of 21.06. The Australian sprint champion, however, said the fact that Gkolomeev was not only doping but also wearing a body suit of the type banned by World Aquatics in 2010 rendered his time meaningless. "It doesn't count in any way, shape or form when you take drugs or wear one of the banned suits, or both," McEvoy told the Sydney Morning Herald. "It's got no relevance to Olympic or World Championship 50-metre comps, or to the international rankings around them." World Aquatics has joined the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) in condemning the Enhanced Games, describing the organisation as a "circus, built on short-cuts" in statement released after Wednesday's announcement. Like those bodies, McEvoy said he was concerned about the long-term effects of taking banned substances on the health of swimmers. "I understand there are some measures being put in place around the safety of those athletes throughout this process," he told the newspaper. "But there are long-term negative health effects associated with maximised (performance-enhancing drugs) and further still, a lot of unknowns around just how serious those effects are. "Humans in the past have underestimated what they don't yet fully understand. For example, a quick look at the early misuse of radioactive materials serves as a warning. "I am by no means an expert, but it seems unwise to think that in this context the prioritisation of performance over safety is immune to this same hubris." The Enhanced Games will hold their inaugural competition in Las Vegas in May next year with swimming, athletics and weightlifting on the schedule. (Reporting by Nick Mulvenney, editing by Shri Navaratnam)
Straits Times
23-05-2025
- Sport
- Straits Times
Olympic champion McEvoy says Enhanced Games 'record' meaningless
FILE PHOTO: Swimming - European Aquatics Championships - Sports and Recreational Center Milan Gale Muskatirovic, Belgrade, Serbia - June 23, 2024 Gold medallist, Greece's Kristian Gkolomeev poses with his medal on the podium after winning the men's 50m freestyle final REUTERS/Novak Djurovic/File Photo SYDNEY - Olympic 50 metres freestyle champion Cam McEvoy thinks the record time claimed by Kristian Gkolomeev as part of the Enhanced Games programme, where swimmers are allowed to use banned drugs, is irrelevant to the sport. Enhanced Games organisers announced on Wednesday that Greek Gkolomeev swam the 50m freestyle in 20.89 seconds in February, going faster than Brazilian Cesar Cielo's 2009 world record time of 20.91 and McEvoy's personal best of 21.06. The Australian sprint champion, however, said the fact that Gkolomeev was not only doping but also wearing a body suit of the type banned by World Aquatics in 2010 rendered his time meaningless. "It doesn't count in any way, shape or form when you take drugs or wear one of the banned suits, or both," McEvoy told the Sydney Morning Herald. "It's got no relevance to Olympic or World Championship 50-metre comps, or to the international rankings around them." World Aquatics has joined the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) in condemning the Enhanced Games, describing the organisation as a "circus, built on short-cuts" in statement released after Wednesday's announcement. Like those bodies, McEvoy said he was concerned about the long-term effects of taking banned substances on the health of swimmers. "I understand there are some measures being put in place around the safety of those athletes throughout this process," he told the newspaper. "But there are long-term negative health effects associated with maximised (performance-enhancing drugs) and further still, a lot of unknowns around just how serious those effects are. "Humans in the past have underestimated what they don't yet fully understand. For example, a quick look at the early misuse of radioactive materials serves as a warning. "I am by no means an expert, but it seems unwise to think that in this context the prioritisation of performance over safety is immune to this same hubris." The Enhanced Games will hold their inaugural competition in Las Vegas in May next year with swimming, athletics and weightlifting on the schedule. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
The Age
22-05-2025
- Sport
- The Age
‘It doesn't count when you take drugs': McEvoy slams Enhanced Games
Cam McEvoy, the fastest man in the world through water, has warned of the potential long-term health risks of performance-enhancing drugs after being challenged by former teammate James Magnussen to compete in the controversial Enhanced Games. McEvoy, who won gold for Australia in the 50m freestyle at last year's Paris Olympics, said he was concerned by what the proposed competition stands for and what it could do to those who take part. 'It doesn't count in any way, shape or form when you take drugs or wear one of the banned suits, or both,' McEvoy told this masthead. 'It's got no relevance to Olympic or World Championship 50-metre comps, or to the international rankings around them.' McEvoy's comments come as World Aquatics branded the Enhanced Games a 'circus' and the Australian Olympic Committee distanced itself from the event, which will debut in Las Vegas next May and feature swimming, athletics and weightlifting. The Enhanced Games will allow clean athletes to compete alongside those using performance-enhancing substances in pursuit of world records and financial prizes. 'If I was Cam, and I was going to be able to put a suit on and race for $US1 million [$1.56 million] – plus be paid as an athlete – for me, it would be a no-brainer,' Magnussen said. 'At this point for Cam, he sees it like a sideshow. If you stayed in the testing pool the whole time [by continually agreeing to take drug tests], then it shouldn't be an issue. It seems like a free hit.'
Sydney Morning Herald
22-05-2025
- Sport
- Sydney Morning Herald
‘It doesn't count when you take drugs': McEvoy slams Enhanced Games
Cam McEvoy, the fastest man in the world through water, has warned of the potential long-term health risks of performance-enhancing drugs after being challenged by former teammate James Magnussen to compete in the controversial Enhanced Games. McEvoy, who won gold for Australia in the 50m freestyle at last year's Paris Olympics, said he was concerned by what the proposed competition stands for and what it could do to those who take part. 'It doesn't count in any way, shape or form when you take drugs or wear one of the banned suits, or both,' McEvoy told this masthead. 'It's got no relevance to Olympic or World Championship 50-metre comps, or to the international rankings around them.' McEvoy's comments come as World Aquatics branded the Enhanced Games a 'circus' and the Australian Olympic Committee distanced itself from the event, which will debut in Las Vegas next May and feature swimming, athletics and weightlifting. The Enhanced Games will allow clean athletes to compete alongside those using performance-enhancing substances in pursuit of world records and financial prizes. 'If I was Cam, and I was going to be able to put a suit on and race for $US1 million [$1.56 million] – plus be paid as an athlete – for me, it would be a no-brainer,' Magnussen said. 'At this point for Cam, he sees it like a sideshow. If you stayed in the testing pool the whole time [by continually agreeing to take drug tests], then it shouldn't be an issue. It seems like a free hit.'
