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A five-strong Visually
Impaired British team will take on Europe’s finest judoka at the
2011 VI European Championships on home soil at K2 Crawley on 18-20
November.
VI World Champion and
IBSA World Games gold medallist Ben Quilter will look to add a
European title to his international success as he sees action
in the -60kg category.
VI World Champion Ben Quilter
Young brothers Marc
and Daniel Powell compete at -73kg and -81kg respectively.
Fellow brothers Sam
and Joe Ingram were both selected for the event but unfortunately
Joe has had to pull out through injury.
Sam will represent the
Ingram family as he aims for more success having medalled at all
the biggest events on the VI calendar.
Beijing bronze medallist
Sam, a two-time VI World Championship runner-up, takes to the
-90kg category with high hopes of a place on the medal rostrum.
Five-time Paralympian
Ian Rose has been ruled out through an ACL injury with a scan
set to reveal whether the long-term standout requires surgery.
IBSA World Games silver
medallist Lesley Reid will bid for her first European medal in
the +70kg category.
Paralympic Programme
Manager Dave Sanders said: “The team have prepared really well
for this event and are all looking forward to competing in front
of home crowd at such a major event – the first time many of the
players have had the chance to do this.
“With such a strong
team and a number of very established medallists, we hope to put
on a good show for the crowd.”
Paralympic Performance
Coach Jean-Paul Bell said: "I am very excited and looking
forward to the team competing on home soil. All of the players
have worked hard over the last two years and it is a great chance
for them to test themselves against the best VI players in Europe."
Ben Quilter said: “Having
won two World titles in 2010 and 2011 I have been on form and
am hoping to add to my medal collection with a European gold at
the VI European Championships.”
Full selection:
| Weight |
Name |
Hometown |
Lives |
Club |
Training Centre |
| -60kg |
Ben Quilter |
Brighton |
Dartford |
Dartford |
BJPI |
| -73kg |
Marc Powell |
Liverpool |
Dartford |
Dartford |
BJPI |
| -81kg |
Daniel Powell |
Liverpool |
Dartford |
Dartford |
BJPI |
| -90kg |
Sam Ingram |
Coventry |
Edinburgh |
Edinburgh |
Ratho |
| +70kg |
Lesley Reid |
Royston |
Royston |
Melbourn |
BJPI |
Tickets are £5 per day
or £10 for the three days for adults and £2.50 per day or £5 for
the three days for children under 16. Tickets are only available
at the venue on event days.
For more information
please visit the official event website: http://www.ibsajudoeurochamps2011.co.uk/
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