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Sophie Cox sealed a safe
passage through to the semi-finals after winning her pool in the
opening session of the 2010 GB World Cup in Birmingham.
The Manchester judoka,
who returned to the sport in August after a five-year break, claimed
the under 52kg pool.
In the under 48kg division
Junior European Bronze medallist Freya Dechastelain put in a spirited
effort against young Brazilian national medallist Cristiane Pereira
before succumbing by ippon half way through her first contest.
Telford’s Kelly Edwards,
19, bowed out after losing to Poland’s Ewa Konieczny while Kimberley
Renicks was toppled by Italy’s Valentina Moscatt. Francesca Steggall
was defeated by Birgit Ente of the Netherlands.
In the under 52kg category
Louise Renicks exited the event at the same stage as her sister
Kimberley, having been bested by Shahar Levy of Israel. Stephanie
Inglis lost to Germany’s Jacqueline Lisson while fellow Scot Samantha
Clark was overcome by Finland’s Jaana Sundberg.
In the under 57kg category
Connie Ramsay went out to China’s Yang Liu in the first round,
a stage which also saw Londoner Nadia Minardi fall to Russia’s
Olga Andreeva and Becky Dunning succumb to Canadian Stefanie Tremblay.
Wolverhampton Judo Club star Gemma Howell defeated Finland’s Satu
Lehikoinen and Germany’s Miriam Garmatter before losing a nail-biting
quarter-final against French judoka Sarah Loko. The
defeat saw Howell, who finished seventh in her maiden appearance
at the World Championships last month, revert to the repechage.
The under 63kg division
saw Kerry Ford lose out to Brazilian Camila Minakawa and Charlotte
Potter was thwarted by Austrian Hilde Drexler, both first round
fights. Jodie Mullen fell to American Christal Ransom.
Faith Pitman had a bye
in the first round before defeating Portugal’s Ana Cachola. The
Brit put in a tenacious effort against Slovenian Urska Zolnir
who eventually triumphed over the home fighter as Pitman reverted
to the repechage.
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