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The Kung Fu sisters, Ekaterina and Natasha Venola, scored big at the seventh annual International Chinese Martial Arts Championships at the Tuscany Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas on Aug. 1.

Ekaterina and Natasha both attend Rosemary Clarke Middle School.

Ekaterina, an eighth grader, said they have both been to this competition four other times.

She said, “We are judged in style, by age group and experience in the categories of beginner, novice, intermediate and advance.”

Ekaterina won two silver medals and Natasha, who is in seventh grade, received two gold medals.

The competition attracted competitors from all over the United States. Evan Thompson is their instructor.

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