Saratoga SPRINGS — The competitive team from the Saratoga and Albany Ninja Labs recently returned from a trip to Greensboro, NC to compete at the National Ninja League World Championships. Over 1800 ninjas attended the 3-day event (April 1st-3rd). The Championship event featured a 3 stage obstacle course and skills competition to declare a World Champion and name a World’s Strongest Ninja in each division.
23 athletes competed on Stage 1 at the NNL World Championships with 11 of them advancing to Stage 2. Annika Kilinski and Adelena Messier both advanced to Stage 3 in their age divisions. Kiliniski took top honors in the Young Adult Division (ages 15-17) becoming the NNL World Champion.Messier returned home placing 3rd in the World and 3rd in the “World’s Strongest Ninja” category in the Preteen Division (Ages 11-12).
Ninja Lab Head Coach Geoff Snyder and the rest of the coaching staff couldn’t be prouder of their athletes. “Our youth and adult ninjas have been training incredibly hard since August for this moment. We’re competing against some of the biggest and best athletes in the sport.” The National Ninja League is the World’s leading Ninja Organization. Every year athletes from all ages compete around the world at competitions hoping to qualify for the NNL World Championship! The competitions host some of the most challenging obstacles the world has ever seen.
