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Lebanon's Joshua Aguirre continuing to learn, thrive in taekwondo world

Despite having a ton of incredible achievements already to his credit, Lebanon's international taekwondo sensation, Joshua Aguirre, hasn't stopped working hard towards his future goals.After last year becoming the Junior Olympic Grand Champion, Battle of Hershey Grand champion, and winning a golf medal at the 2021 Seoul Cup Children's International Taekwondo Championship, Aguirre has started this year strong , dedicated and focusedBesides working hard to find funds for his foundation to help many kids pursue their love of sports Joshua has begun 2022 achieving excellence results in competition.

At the 1st Medallion taekwondo championship in India and Kwonplus in Venezuela, he earned two more Gold medals.He then traveled to Columbus, Ohio for Arnold Schwarzenegger's Arnold Classic that included 20,000 athletes from various countries and came home with four gold medals and one silver.Aguirre is currently preparing to test for his 3rd Degree black belt and he will be the youngest ever to test in the world for a 3rd degree in Taekwondo.He is also preparing for international competitions including, Korea and Junior Olympic games, and will be collaborating with SpinStock Flow Arts festival for a workshop and a demonstration for the community on June 11 from 12- 9 ."We all have to be involved in supporting our community, because together we can do many things," Aguirre said.

This article originally appeared on Lebanon Daily News: Lebanon's Aguirre pursuing 3rd degree Black Belt