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The shortlist for the
2009-2010 British Judo Player Awards has been announced. The Volunteer
& Player Awards return to Birmingham on Saturday 2nd October
and the BJA public are invited to vote for their favourite Players
of the Year.
The shortlist is compiled
of those players who have achieved the highest level of results
at key performance events throughout the year (1st July 2009 -
30th June 2010).
Those on the junior
shortlists must have competed in key junior international performance
events during that period to be eligible for the junior categories.
All shortlisted players
must be on the British Judo Performance programme.
Voting opens on Friday
13th August and closes on Friday 27th August at midnight. Vote
and also be in with a chance of winning a family ticket to the
2010 GB World Cup.
Junior Female
Samantha Clark (Silver
Swedish Open, 7th Junior Thuringia International)
Kelly Edwards (7th Senior
European Championships)
Gemma Howell (Gold Junior
Polish A Tournament)
Jodie Mullen (Gold Venray
International, 5th Junior Lyon International)
Scarlett Woolcock (Silver
Celje European Cup, 5th Junior European Championships)
Junior Male
Brandon Dodge (7th Junior
Polish A Tournament)
Gary Hall (5th Junior Polish
A Tournament)
Lewis Keeble (Bronze Junior
Bremen International)
Owen Livesey (7th Junior
European Championships)
Jermaine McIntosh (Bronze
Junior German A Tournament)
Senior Male
Euan Burton (Gold GB World
Cup, Gold Tokyo Grand Slam, Bronze European Championships)
Colin Oates (Bronze Prague
World Cup)
Ashley McKenzie (Bronze
U23 European Championships, 5th Tokyo Grand Slam)
James Millar (Bronze GB
World Cup, 5th Vienna World Cup)
Matthew Purssey (Silver
Vienna World Cup)
Tom Reed (Silver Vienna
World Cup, Silver GB World Cup)
Senior Female
Sarah Adlington (Gold GB
World Cup, Silver Minsk World Cup, Bronze Sofia World Cup)
Karina Bryant (Silver World
Championships, Bronze European Championships, 5th Tokyo Grand
Slam)
Sally Conway (Gold Minsk
World Cup)
Sarah Clark (Gold GB World
Cup 5th Tokyo Grand Slam)
Gemma Gibbons (Bronze World
University Games, Bronze U23 European Championships)
Kimberley Renicks (Gold
GB World Cup)
VI Player
Joe Ingram (Silver World
Championships)
Sam Ingram (Silver World
Championships)
Lesley Reid (Bronze World
Championships)
Ben Quilter (Gold World
Championships)
TO
VOTE CLICK HERE
As well as the above
five awards, on the night Player Awards will also be presented
for Players Player of the Year (voted for by the British Squad),
Most Improved Male and Female British Squad Players of the Year
(voted for by the Performance Directorate), Most Improved Paralympic
Squad Player of the Year (voted for by the Performance Directorate),
and Masters Player of the Year (voted for by Masters Commission).
The BJA Awards Dinner
will be held on the evening of Saturday 2nd October at the Botanical
Gardens, Birmingham. Don’t miss your chance to be at the event
where as well as the Player Awards, a whole host of Awards will
be presented to Volunteers who have made a valuable contribution
throughout the last 12 months.
The Awards Dinner coincides
with this year’s GB World Cup for Women, which takes place at
the NIA Birmingham.
The evening begins at
7pm with a drinks reception, followed by a four-course sit down
meal, with live entertainment plus a disco.
Tickets are available
to buy at a cost of £40 per person. These are available from Emma
Taylor at the BJA Head Office on emma.taylor@britishjudo.org.uk
or 01509 631695.
Alternatively reserving
a table at the BJA Awards Dinner offers you the chance to enjoy
a great night out with a group of friends/colleagues, whilst also
celebrating the achievements of the key players and volunteers
within British Judo.
A limited number of tickets and tables
are available and they will be allocated on a first come first
served basis.
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