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England’s accomplished
cadet squad produced an impressive return at the Cadet A Tournament
in Teplice, Czech Republic as they won two gold medals and one
bronze on Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 April.
The event attracted 630
players from 28 countries and showcased the world’s finest young
judoka.
On Saturday, Hayley Willis
battled her way to -44kg gold after an absorbing day’s judo.
On Sunday Katie-Jemima
Yeats-Brown took gold at -63kg while Prisca Awiti-Alcaraz took
silver in the -70kg category.
Jodie Myers took a hard-fought
fifth-place in the +78kg category.
The impressive results
saw England finish fourth in the medal table behind Ukraine, Kazakhstan
and Hungary.
Trevor Sitlinton, head
of the England delegation, said: “It’s really good to see our
players move forward and that’s due to their dedication and the
work of their personal coach’s and programme staff.
“We had a very good set
of results and deserved to finish so high in the medal table.”
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