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TRP Academy in south Winnipeg is the home of two-time Olympian Skylar Park.

One of her long-time coaches Shayne McGowan couldn’t be more proud of her success.

“She demonstrated that at the age of seven or eight years old when she went on and said ‘My goal is to go on to the Olympics,’” McGowan said.

Now 25, Park returned from the Paris Olympics with a bronze medal in taekwondo and a legacy inspiring others.

“Enrollment is going to be bigger,” McGowan said. “We’ve already got lots of past members that have not only been encouraged, but are saying ‘Hey maybe I have some more time and can come back and get involved in this.’”

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