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Kamiko Judo Club and
Norfolk’s Wymondham Judo Club provided eight judoka for a team
event in Marseille, France on Saturday 11 June and Sunday 12 June,
Five Kamiko players and
three from Wymondham were recruited by high-quality foreign teams
and saw action against competitors from right across Europe.
After a first-class training
session on the Friday with two national 6th Dan coaches and over
a 100 judoka on the mat the travelling Brit’s were able to prime
themselves before linking up with their teams.
Kamiko’s Harry Cooper,
Joe Willis and Callum Redwin fought for French outfits, George
Martin represented a Spanish team while Kiya Claydon and Billy-Ray
Deane got the nod from further French sides.
Wymondham Judo Club’s Alexander
Tonnison appeared for a Lanzarote team while club colleague River
Morris was fielded by a team from hosts France.
Harry cooper's team won
one contest land lost two, Callum Redwin’ and Joe Willis’ sides
battled valiantly but failed to record a win.
George Martin’s team chalked
up three victories to progress to the semi-finals where they lost
out to a team from Madrid but recovered to win the bronze medal.
Alexander Tonnison won
all three of his contests but his team-mates failed to match his
success and the Lanzarote team were eliminated.
Kiya Claydon was injured
in her first contest but her side went on to take a bronze. Billy-Ray
Deane won both of his contests but River Morris lost her bout
which saw their French side exit in the preliminary rounds.
After the competition all
the judoka and coaches enjoyed a banquet at the hotel and exchanged
gifts while sharing stories into the early hours.
The British contingent
arrived back in Stansted on Monday afternoon and are already preparing
for a flurry on trips in the second half of the year.
Kamiko Judo Club will travel
to Italy and Poland in August, Italy again in October and finally
Spain in November.
Kamiko Judo Club train
at St Andrews Church Hall, Nr Burnham on Crouch, Essex, CM3 6BY.
Boys and girls train on a Monday at 17:00 – 20:00 while men and
women train on the same day at 20:00 – 21:00.
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