Last week the
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review---and
Examiner.com the month before---
wrote about Gina Bao, a North Allegheny Intermediate High School student who earned a gold medal in her age group for taijijian at the World Traditional Wushu Championships in Huangshan City, China back in November.
Bao, 15, traveled with the U.S. Traditional Wushu Team to participate in the Fifth World Traditional Wushu Championships from Nov. 5 to 11, when she competed with and defeated contestants from several other countries to win the gold medal in her age group, 14 to 18.
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She also won the bronze medal for females in her age group for taijiquan, or tai chi hand form, in the competition.
Both articles have decent write-ups of her training and upbringing in kung fu and other activities.
Originally a ballet dancer, Bao gave up that activity when her family recognized her talent in martial arts.
“That was really hard for me because I didn‘t like martial arts, but we (she and her father) both knew I was better,” Bao said. “I liked dance a lot more, but I was better at martial arts. In the end I chose martial arts. I love tai chi because it‘s like dance. I like to compete, and I like to win because I like to make my parents proud.”
She has won 25 domestic and international medals, according to the
Tribune-Review, and will perform at the
OCA Pittsburgh Lunar New Year Banquet on February 23.
