>>Virginia Woman Wins AAU Taekwondo National Championship
(Fort Lauderdale, FL) -- A Virginia woman has won the AAU Taekwondo National Championship. Rocio Rivera has more.Preview: Herndon resident Elena Kelley is brining back the gold after competeing in Fort Lauderdale last week. The 41-year-old mom of two tells WTOP has only been practicing the martial art for the past three years. She started during COVID, and kept up the hobby. She also brings her daughter with her to train three times a week. They both earned their black belts together. Kelley says dancing in her native Russia helped her with taekwondo. Her day job is working as a program control analyst at the MIL Corporation. Kelley says she hopes to inspire other women to start doing taekwondo. I'm RR