Due to extreme weather conditions throughout the UK it is with regret that the British Judo Performance Team and Events Team have been left with no decision but to cancel the 2010 U20 & Senior British Trials this weekend.

We appreciate that weather conditions could improve before the weekend but a decision had to be made as soon as possible, taking into account the location of all players, coaches, staff and officials.

The main reason for the cancellation is the dangerous travel conditions that many attendees would face travelling to the event or that some are unable to even attempt to attend the event due to their location. The health & safety of our members is of paramount importance in this circumstance.

Both events will remain cancelled even if the weather conditions improve over the coming days.

The Events Team will endeavour to contact all entrants from both events to advise them directly and also to advise that all players will be due a full refund for their entry. For club entries that were received, the club will receive the refund for those entries. Please bear with us as this process will take a little time due to the amount of refunds that are required.

Communication from the Performance Team will follow over the next 48 hours regarding the process for identifying the 2010 British Squads.

Please when you read this, if you know of anyone that was due to be participating in the event, please also advise them that the event is cancelled. The more ways we can communicate to everyone that the event is now cancelled, will hopefully reduce the possibility of anyone turning up at the weekend.

BJA Performance Team and BJA Events Team