{"id":412781,"date":"2024-08-01T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=412781"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T14:00:00","slug":"Salem-siblings-golden-in-IBJJF-Pan-Kids-champs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/Salem-siblings-golden-in-IBJJF-Pan-Kids-champs\/","title":{"rendered":"Salem siblings golden in IBJJF Pan Kids champs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Siblings Nickole and Mattheo Salem are golden in their respective divisions of the IBJJF Pan Kids American Championship last June 29 in Florida.<\/p>\n

Young, but already highly decorated martial artist Nickole, bagged gold out of 12 competitors in the Pee-Wee 2, gray belt, featherweight division.<\/p>\n

Silver was Maite Akeakamai Alexander, while tied for bronze were Esther Louise da S. Rocha and Pearl Rosalind McConnell.<\/p>\n

For Mattheo, a gray belt, he won gold in the Mighty-Mite 2 light-feather, 39.60-lb division. He beat out Eli Broly Rivero who settled for silver.<\/p>\n

Nickole, at 7 years old, has recently won her third world title after winning the 2024 USA Wrestling Kids Nationals in South Carolina last June.<\/p>\n

Mattheo, at just 5 years old, has competed in over 10 competitions and has 17 medals so far. He said of the sport, \u201cDoing the techniques are great and easy and I have a lot of fun\u201d.<\/p>\n

For older sister Nickole, who took a short break from competing said, \u201cit\u2019s my second home and it\u2019s nice to see my friends again.\u201d<\/p>\n

She\u2019s competing in the ADCC Youth Championships this Aug. 16. It\u2019s the first Youth World Championship in ADCC history. Nicko Salem, their father said, \u201cSuper proud she\u2019s going to be a part of it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nicko is a U.S. Marine and a 2012 graduate of Saipan Southern High School, while his wife and Nickole\u2019s mother, Maria Victoria, is an alumnae of Marianas High School. They now reside in Charleston, South Carolina.<\/p>\n

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Siblings Nickole Salem, right, and Mattheo Salem pose with their gold medals during the awards ceremony of the IBJJF Pan Kids American Championship last June 29 in Florida.<\/p>\n

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