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Two teenage stars from
Kettering Premier Judo Club stole the show at the Kettering Sports
Awards on Friday.
Megan Twigg, 13, of Kettering
Premier Judo Club, scooped both the Young Female Achiever of the
Year and Sports Personality of the Year awards while 14-year-old
judoka Ian Roberts won Young Male Achiever of the Year
Megan said: “I’m completely
shocked but really, really happy. It’s amazing.
Ian and Megan joined by the Mayor and Kettering's head
coach Richard Hull (right)
“I hope it will inspire
new young judo players to get into it. I’m so pleased.”
Megan won gold in the British
Schools Championships, silver at the Nottingham Junior Open, and
has been crowned British Champion over the past year.
Dad Matthew Twigg, who
was a world champion Filipino stick fighting champion and top-10
discus thrower, said: “I’m amazingly proud.”
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