{"id":381492,"date":"2022-12-13T06:02:22","date_gmt":"2022-12-12T20:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=381492"},"modified":"2022-12-13T06:02:22","modified_gmt":"2022-12-12T20:02:22","slug":"nickole-bags-2-more-golds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/nickole-bags-2-more-golds\/","title":{"rendered":"Nickole bags 2 more golds"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nickole Salem poses outside the Osceola Heritage Park Event Center in Florida after winning two bronze medals in the Jiu Jitsu World League Competition last Nov. 19. (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Nickole Salem won two more gold medals in the Jiu Jitsu World League Competition held last Nov. 19 at Osceola Heritage Park Event Center in Florida.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The then 5-year-old\u2014she turned 6 this month\u2014went up against\u00a0 nine competitors in the 40-49-lb division in the Gi and No-Gi.<\/p>\n

\u201cNickole was the youngest competitor at 5 years old in her division fighting against 6- and 7-year-olds. She finished all her matches with submission and secured two gold medals,\u201d said Salem\u2019s father Nicko.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0 Jiu Jitsu World League Competition will be the younger Salem\u2019s last major competition of the year, according to Nicko, so she can focus on her physical growth in a higher weight bracket.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019ll be turning 6 years old in December and it\u2019s time for her to grow,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Despite the expected layoff, Nicko doesn\u2019t see her daughter slowing down in her passion for the martial arts.<\/p>\n

\u201cNickole is not showing any signs of wanting to stop jiu jitsu. If anything she is enjoying it more now than she\u2019s ever had. She recently started wrestling classes and it\u2019s helped a lot with her grappling.Nickole loves both sports and might have her compete in wrestling tournaments soon when the season opens up in December.\u201d<\/p>\n

Besides, it\u2019s as if Nickole\u2019s parents are just making her do jiu jitsu all the time.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs parents we keep her interested in the sport by including some incentives like travel and visiting attractions around the area of the competition. Nickole loves seeing kid museums and exploring cities. Her competitiveness comes from reaching her dreams of becoming a black belt one day and opening her own gym. That\u2019s a crazy dream for a 5-year-old, but we feel it\u2019s attainable in the future. Whatever it is she desires to do in life, we will be here to support her,\u201d said Nicko.<\/p>\n

The elder Salem is a 2012 graduate of Saipan Southern High School, while his wife and Nickole\u2019s mother, Maria Victoria, is an alumnae of Marianas High School.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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