#10: Record 36 Students Claim Next Belt In ITL’s First Grading

ITL’s first grading took place on the 21st December 2022. And what a grading it was, with 36 total members rising to the occasion and claiming their next belt.

The number was the largest in both ITL and SVT (Santa Venera Taekwondo) history.

ITL student Matt Xiong recorded the best performance on the day

On the day, the following ITL members claimed their next belt.

Yellow Tag

1. Merobika Abdela

2. Firyaad Abdela

3. Robenus Adugna

4. Cleaven Aquilina

5. Josef Busuttil

6. Jayden Camilleri

7. Julian Gallo

8. Ben Gatt

9. Adam Ciappara

10. Sinan Koruk

11. Eva Mifsud Calleja

12. Tyas Mifsud Calleja

13. Jake Muscat

14. Zane Pullicino

15. Boris Rusev

16. Sean Vargas

17. Sofia Vargas

18. Santiago Vargas

19. Yiqi Wang

20. Matt Xiong*

21. Arsema Younas

22. Yam Younas

Yellow Belt

1. Dalien Barbara

2. Kristina Galea

3. Oliver Gatt

4. Emma Lautier

5. Zach Zammit

Green Tag

1. Marija Nikolikj

2. Kieran Vella

Green Belt

1. Sam Iles

2. Dwayne Micallef

3. Ella Schembri

Blue Belt

1. Alycia Cassar

2. Brayden Micallef

Red Tag

1. Robin Zammit

Black Tag

1. Jean Schembri

While several members recorded stand-out performances, it was none other than 13-year-old Matt Xiong who emerged as the best performer on the day.

ITL and National Sports School athlete Jean Schembri also achieved his Black Tag belt. The achievement now renders him eligible for his first Poom grading, come summer.

The next ITL grading is set to take place in April 2023.