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Britain’s junior Special
Needs team stole the show at the Beverwijk G-Judo Championships
on 9 April in Holland as they picked up nine medals.
The nine-strong team
were part of a field of 366 competitors who were representing
15 countries and 47 judo clubs.
Competition categories
were made up according to age, weight, judo level and special
requirements.
Britain won four gold
medals through Calum Gach, Aaron James, Nicole James and Owen
Kelly.
Silver medals went to
Liam Lister, Thomas Mawdsley and Alexander Sawyer-Copus while
two of the bronze variety were secured by Adam Pope and Luke Taylor.
One youngster, Scott
Bennett, even competed in the senior field.
Susan Kirkpatrick, Junior
GB Coach and a member of the British Judo Association’s Inclusion
Commission, said: “Simon Williams (coach) and I were extremely
proud of the attitude and determination of every member of the
team, they displayed the true spirit of judo throughout the day
and secured some impressive results.
“For some of the squad,
it was their first time representing GB and competing abroad.
We had three GB junior players in the same category who managed
to win the top three medals.
“The team were very
proud to wear their GB team t-shirts and tops and they looked
very smart together.
“Well done to everyone involved with the support and organisation
of the trip, it was extremely successful and motivating for everyone
involved, especially the players.”
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on the British Judo Inclusion Commission please click here
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