[1] Young was raised and lives in Markham, Ontario, Canada.

[2] At the 2017 World Judo Cadets Championships in Santiago, Chile, Young won the bronze medal in the 66 kg category.

[3] In July 2018, Young won gold at the Pan American Cadet Judo Championships in Cordoba, Argentina and became the world's number one ranked cadet judoka in the 81 kg category.

At the 2022 Pan American-Oceania Judo Championships in Lima, Peru, Young finished in fifth in the 90 kg category.

[8] Young was named to his first national senior multi-sport event team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in June 2022.