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14th August 2007
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Countries to compete in 2007 GB Judo World Cup for Men
British Judo has today
confirmed that 30 countries will compete in the 2007 Fighting
Films GB World Cup for Men, which is supported by UK Sport, and
will take place at the Birmingham’s National Indoor Arena on the
22nd & 23rd September.
Around 200 competitors
will entertain the crowds over the two days at this British hosted
Olympic qualifier, which is likely to be the last time that many
of Britain’s Olympic stars compete on home soil before Beijing.
The West Midland’s very
own Craig Fallon, who trains at the Hardy Spicer Judo Club in
Birmingham, will compete in front of a home crowd. One of the
most spectacular fighters around at the moment in the world, he
is sure to help bring in a capacity crowd when he competes on
Saturday 22 nd .
The British team, who as
hosts can enter up to four players per weight category, will also
include European medallist and Athens Olympian Winston Gordon.
Gordon is a fighter that rises to the big occasion. A big thrower,
with brilliant gripping that confounds his opponents, he will
be one of the crowd pleasers on Sunday 23 rd . As will Euan Burton
who is currently ranked number one on the Olympic classification
table for European fighters at –81kg.
Countries confirmed include
China, Russia, France, Germany, Portugal, Cuba, USA, Spain,
Belgium, Estonia, Holland, Slovakia, Denmark, Azerbaijan,
Georgia, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Canada, Slovenia, Albania,
Belarus, Norway, Australia, Finland, Latvia, Ghana, Poland, Austria,
Croatia, and the Ukraine.
The event will be held
a week after the World Championships in Brazil so newly crowned
World Champions are likely to compete.
As a qualification event
for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, it will no doubt be a spectacular
battle for valuable qualification points amongst the World’s best.
Tickets can be purchased
by calling the NIA box office on 0870 909 4144. Priced at £14
per person per day for adults and £6 per person per day for children.
Saturday 22 nd September:
-60kg, -66kg, -73kg
Sunday 23 rd September:
-81kg, -90kg, -100kg, +100kg
Media Invite
Members of the media wishing
to attend should contact Emma Griffin on 01509 631 692/07875 368495
or by email on emmagriffin@britishjudo.org.uk
to request an accreditation form.
Media Contact:
Emma Griffin
Head of Communications
(t) 01509 631 692
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