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Ronindo Budo Kai stole
the headlines at the Devon Junior Judo Championships as they claimed
24 medals at the Quayside Leisure Centre, Kingsbridge, on Sunday
13 February.
For the second year running
Ronindo topped the individual’s medal table with their impressive
24-medal haul as they took four county titles, eight silver medals
and 12 bronze.
Many categories were combined
which saw a host of Ronindo members fighting heavier opponents.
In the under 12’s category
gold medals went to Charlie Warren and Sophie Fisher while the
under 16 field produced top honours for Holly Fear and Billy Fox-Coates.
The club also excelled
in the event’s team championships which saw the girls team take
first place while the boys battled well to take third-place.
The girl’s team featured
Amy Allen, Scarlet Hodge, Nayana Aitkin-Smith, Sophie Fisher,
and Lauren Thomas along with Charlie Bond and Holly Fear while
Celestine Stilwell and Bracken Lockett were reserves.
Ronindo’s boy’s team consisted
of Ben Bassett, Robert Stephens, Roo Daly, Kieran Nash, Oliver
Smith and Otis Skitch along with Billy Fox-Coates, Otto Conroy
and Yoran Shepherd with Shaun Rowe-Wills, Oliver Latto and James
Foy as reserves.
The event culminated with
Holly Fear winning the Devon County Judo Association Female Junior
Player of the Year award for her outstanding efforts in 2010.
Holly started the year
by captaining the Western Area girl’s team to gold at the West
of England Team Fest, followed by gold medals at a collection
of events including Devon Mini Mons, Devon Closed, The Plymouth
Open and the Peter Murphy Championships.
Ronindo head coach Ray
Brown said: “Holly has achieved gold in her last seven competitions
and continues to get better and better. She is successful because
she works hard at her training and sticks to the plan at competitions.
Holly is an inspiration to her fellow Ronindo members. We have
high hopes for her at this year’s Schools Championships in Sheffield.”
On the back of Ronindo’s
success and in particularly the clubs development into the strongest
girls club in Devon, head coach Ray Brown has recently been appointed
as Devon County Girls Coach.
“I am really looking forward
to joining the coaching team and raising the profile of the girls
Judo in Devon and the South West,” he said.
Contact Ray@ronindo.co.uk
or visit www.ronindo.co.uk for training opportunities, all ages
and beginners welcome.
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