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A delegation of 25 judoka
have travelled to Japan for a three week training camp, where
a 21-strong team will compete in the 2009 Tokyo Grand Slam, from
Friday 11th - Sunday 13th December.
Olympic medallists from
across the World, including Japan’s finest, will be out in force,
fighting for their London 2012 qualification through the tough
KO system without repechage.
The new world ranking
system, announced by the International Judo Federation, started
on the 1st January with all Grand Slams, Grand Prix events, World
Cups, Masters and World Senior Championships contributing towards
London 2012 selection.
Beijing Olympians Euan
Burton (-81kg), Sarah Clark (-57kg) and Karina Bryant (+78kg)
return to the world stage to represent Great Britain in their
respective weight categories.
-70kg fighter Sally
Conway has been training in the judo capital since October. Conway
has consistently performed well this year and, along with junior
player Gemma Howell who is currently out by injury, she finished
in 5th place at the prestigious Paris Grand Slam in February.
Two recent bronze medal
winners at the U23 European Championships, Gemma Gibbons (-70kg)
and Ashley McKenzie (-60kg), have been selected to fight for Britain
once again.
Visually impaired Brits,
Sam Ingram and Ben Quilter, are using this trip to train alongside
the squad in preparation for their major tournaments in the new
year.
This will be the fourth
and final event in the new IJF grand slam circuit, following the
Paris, Moscow and Rio de Janeiro Grand Slams earlier this year.
Despite having automatic
qualification for London, this will be the largest team that Britain
has sent to one of these events, after a smaller team of 15 competed
in the Paris Grand Slam.
Tokyo may have lost
to Rio de Janeiro in the 2016 Olympic bid, after going out in
the second round poll, but they will not fail to deliver an exciting
tournament full of world class judo, as Rio did back in July.
| Weight Category |
Name |
Hometown |
D.O.B |
Club |
| -60kg |
Ashley McKenzie |
London |
17/07/1989 |
London |
| -60kg |
James Millar |
Edinburgh |
01/09/1981 |
Ratho, Edinburgh Judo Club |
| -66kg |
Colin Oates |
North Lopham |
07/06/1983 |
Kumo Judo Club |
| -66kg |
Jean-Rene Badrick |
London |
16/11/1989 |
London |
| -73kg |
Alex Farbon |
Reading |
17/05/1986 |
Pinewood Judo Club |
| -73kg |
Jan Gosiewski |
London |
25/03/1988 |
Team Bath |
| -81kg |
Euan Burton |
Edinburgh |
31/03/1979 |
Edinburgh Judo Club |
| -81kg |
Tom Reed |
Devizes |
29/01/1986 |
Bath/Devizes Judo Club |
| -90kg |
Michael Horley |
Stanwix |
21/07/1987 |
Kendal Judo club |
| -100kg |
Theo Spalding-McIntosh |
London |
21/07/1989 |
London |
| +100kg |
Matthew Clempner |
Manchester
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07/09/1985 |
Bolton Judokwai |
| -52kg |
Samantha Clark |
Livingstone |
26/04/1991 |
Judo Scotland |
| -57kg |
Sarah Clark |
Southshields |
03/01/1978 |
Edinburgh Judo Club |
| -57kg |
Connie Ramsay |
Edinburgh |
24/02/1988 |
Edinburgh Judo club |
| -63kg |
Faith Pitman |
Harlow |
04/05/1985 |
West Essex Judo Club |
| -63kg |
Kate Walker |
Rock, Kidderminster |
11/06/1989 |
Samurai |
| -70kg |
Gemma Gibbons |
Greenwich |
06/01/1987 |
Metro Judo Club |
| -70kg |
Sally Conway |
Edinburgh |
01/02/1987 |
Edinburgh Judo Club |
| -78kg |
Samantha Lowe |
Camberley |
20/01/1982 |
Camberley Judo Club |
| +78kg |
Karina Bryant |
Aldershot |
27/01/1979 |
Camberley Judo Club |
| +78kg |
Sarah Adlington |
Shrewsbury |
05/02/1986 |
Edinburgh Judo club |
Media Contact:
Nicola Turner
British Judo Association
(t) 07854 244343
nicola.turner@britishjudo.org.uk
©
David Finch
Sally
Conway at the 2009 World Championships
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