INDEX
02 / WORLD-LEVEL PERFORMANCE

THE ATHLETE.

Thinura Ginige performing an airborne kick
THINURA GINIGE / COMPETITION

THREE-TIME
WORLD CHAMPION.

Training since age five. Competing since 2020. Three world championships, more than ten national titles and more than twenty-five Arizona state titles.

COMPETITION DISCIPLINESKorean Traditional FormsTraditional FormsCreative FormsExtreme FormsCreative WeaponsTraditional WeaponsCMX FormsCMX Weapons
TITLE 02 / SENIOR YEAR
2026

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

World championship achievement

EXACT EVENT & DIVISION TO BE CONFIRMED
TITLE 03 / SENIOR YEAR
2026

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

World championship achievement

EXACT EVENT & DIVISION TO BE CONFIRMED
02.1 / THE JOURNEY

EVERY YEAR.
ANOTHER LEVEL.

2015

The beginning

Began martial arts training at KC’s Family Tae Kwon Do at age five.

2020

Into competition

Entered competitive martial arts.

2021

Black belt

Earned his first-degree black belt.

2023

A national stage

Earned his second-degree black belt and entered higher-level national competition.

2024

World champion

NASKA World Champion — 14–15 Class AA Black Belt Boys Korean Forms.

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2025

The next level

Earned his third-degree black belt; continued collecting state and national titles.

2026

Three world titles

Added two world championship titles during senior year.

02.2 / COMPETITION
Thinura at the Quebec Open with tournament awards
01

US Open

INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT
02

Diamond Nationals

INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT
03

Compete Internationals

INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT
04

Quebec Open

INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT
05

Toronto Open

INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT
06

AKA World Cup

INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT

Multiple first-place finishes across major tournaments.

02.3 / AFFILIATIONS
KC’S FAMILY TAE KWON DOAKA NATIONAL TEAMTEAM ADIDAS — MEMBERNASKA COMPETITOR
OTHER ATHLETICS

MINGUS UNION HIGH SCHOOL / SOCCER

Junior Varsity & Varsity · Freshman year