Judo club in the medals again !

Tonbridge courier Friday  23 April2 0 10

IT PROVED to be a yet another golden weekend for Tonbridge Judo Club at the Kent Closed Championships, writes Glenn Garrett.

The squad walked off with eight medals – five gold and three silver. Star of the show was 12-year-old Enrico Atkinson. Fighting as an under 16 in the u60kg category, he produced a stunning display to win the final. Coach Chris Bowles said: "It was a top result from a boy who is destined to be a top, top player. He is showing fantastic potential."

The other under 16 gold medallists were George Cullum, u46kg, James Nelson, u50kg, Shannon Cricket, u63kg and Scarlett English, u57kg. Cricket was bowled over by her victory, coming less than a year after she started playing the sport. "She did fantastically well," Bowles said. "When you consider the amount of time she has been training and the fact this was her first affiliated competition, she conducted herself really well."

Silver medallists were under 16s Tommy Chambers and Harry Try. Seventeen-year-old James Sparks also impressed by picking up a senior silver medal. Quite an achievement at that age.

Some members of Tonbridge Judo squad are off to the Irish Open this weekend – volcano permitting!
 

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