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Edinburgh’s Sarah Clark won a second
World Cup bronze in as many months beating Vera Koval of Russia
in the –63kg weight category, at the Lisbon World Cup, which took
place on the 19th & 20th May.
The weekend’s two World
Cups, Lisbon for women, and Bucharest for men, were the last two
Olympic qualifiers prior to the World Championships, which will
take place in Brazil in September. This will be the most important
qualifier as the medallists and those who place in 5 th place,
win automatic qualification for Beijing.
Clark’s bronze in Lisbon
followed a bronze won in April at the Vejen World Cup, and gold
at the Prague World Cup in March. Her performances mean that she
is currently ranked in the strong position of 4th in the Olympic
qualification rankings.
Also in Lisbon Faith Pitman
placed 7th in the -57kg weight category, while Michelle Rogers
and Simone Callendar both finished in 5th place in the –78kg and
+78kg weight categories respectively.
In Bucharest Matthew Purssey
placed 7th in the -73kg weight category, while Peter Cousins missed
out on bronze finishing in 5 th place in the -100kg category.
Elsewhere, Britain’s Theodore
Spalding McIntosh finished 5th in the +100kg of the Junior French
“A” Tournament, which took place in Lyon.
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