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Ashley McKenzie took a
credible fifth-place at the IJF Rotterdam Grand Prix on Friday
15 October.
The 21-year-old judoka,
who has won European Cup titles in London and Hamburg this year,
opened his account in the Netherlands by beating experienced Latvian
Dmitrijs Kozlovs.
The Londoner then dispatched
fellow prodigy David Asumbani of Georgia. McKenzie missed out
a podium finish after losing out to Asumbani’s team-mate and national
champion Amiran Papinashvili to finish in fifth-place.
Also in action was Gemma
Howell who has claimed three-time European Cup titles this year.
The Wolverhampton product had a bye in the first round before
fighting to a stalemate against Germany’s Marlen Hein. The bout
went down to flags and Hein was awarded the decision.
Norwich judoka Colin Oates
competed in the under 66kg category where he had a bye in the
first round before slipping to defeat against France’s Pierre
Duprat.
Over 78kg fighter Sarah
Adlington, who took bronze at the GB World Cup this month, competes
on Sunday.
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