JCHS freshman wins gold at Karate World Championship

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  • JCHS freshman wins gold at Karate World Championship
    JCHS freshman wins gold at Karate World Championship
  • Above and below, Braxton Goldsmith during the competition. CONTRIBUTED
    Above and below, Braxton Goldsmith during the competition. CONTRIBUTED
  • Braxton Goldsmith won multiple medals while representing the USA at the world championship competition in Portugal. CONTRIBUTED
    Braxton Goldsmith won multiple medals while representing the USA at the world championship competition in Portugal. CONTRIBUTED

    Jones County High School freshman Braxton Goldsmith represented Team USA at the WKC Sport Karate World Championship in Albufeira, Portugal, and won gold in Korean forms.

    The world championship competition took place from Oct. 26 to Nov. 1. Goldsmith earned a coveted spot on Team USA by competing at the WKC National Tournament in Detroit, Michigan, in June, where he won against other American compet…