Gold delight for Pre-Cadet Boys and Cadet Girls in Sheffield
December 04, 2016
It was another fantastic day of judo at the 2016 Pre-Cadet and Cadet British Championships at the English Institute of Sport, Sheffield on Sunday 4 December.
Today was all about the Pre-Cadet Boys and Cadet Girls with both sets of judoka more than matching the excitement of Saturday’s competition.
At -52kg Yasmin Javadian was going for her third Cadet title in as many years and with Junior judo on the horizon she made sure she stepped up and performed. The Coventry judoka was too strong in the prelims for her first two opponents winning both by ippon. The final against Caitlin Barber (Gateshead) was a much tighter affair where Javadian’s experience told as she won by three shidos to two.
We caught with her after she picked up her medal, this is what she had to say:
Jidel 93’s Tomi Imrie also impressed coming through a number of close fights as she made her way to the -70kg final. However she saved her best for last as she threw Holly Bentham (East Yorkshire Judo Academy/Beverley) three times on her way to securing gold.
In the Pre-Cadet Boys there was double joy for Rush Judo with lightweight golds for Lewis Fryer (-34kg) and Gergo Berendi (-38kg) while Caleb Drysdale of Erdington delighted the crowd with some big throws at -66kg as he also took home gold. Zachary Morrison also ensured that Bishop’s Stortford had three gold medals to celebrate at the weekend as he and Samantha Gipp (Cadet -40kg) both topped the podium today.
Full results from the weekend can be downloaded >>>> here
Medallists
Pre-Cadet Boys
| Category | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 34kg | Lewis Fryer, Rush Judo | Zach McMurray, Kingsley School | Omar Bougoffa, Moberly | Mason Shankley, Hibari Kan |
| 38kg | Gergo Berendie, Rush Judo | Tobias Chapman, Pinewood | Kyle Chambers, Moberly | Noah Jones, Pinewood |
| 42kg | Zachary Morrison, Bishop’s Stortford | Dinari Dawkins, Moberly | Andrew Wilkinson, Sportif | Daniel Givan, Destination Judo |
| 46kg | James Gray, Destination Judo | Billy Rodman, Hibari Kan | Ayoub Dafallah, Ernest Bevin Phoenix | Oliver Young, Pinewood |
| 50kg | Ryan May, The Parks | Daniel Franklin, Pinewood | Justas Smitrius, Toshi Kazoku | Harry Cox, 2A’s Judokwai |
| 55kg | Max Major, Devizes | Jamie Horn, Carnegie | Cameron MacLennan, Sportif | David Sommerville, Clyde |
| 60kg | Josh Leonard, Osaka | Kai Evans, Core Judo Academy | Cameron Henderson, Destination Judo | Ryan Doyle, The Vale School |
| 66kg | Caleb Drysdale, Erdington | Henry Clark, Sportif | Andrew Lamb, Hibari Kan | Pierre Michelin, South Brent |
| over 66kg | Herculas Pretorius, Zodiac | Nathaniel Davies, Cardiff | Volodimir Myhalyuk, Core Judo Academy | Benjamin Fox Kennedy, Carnegie |
Cadet Girls
| Category | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 40kg | Samantha Gipp, Bishop’s Stortford | Rachel Jackson, Thornaby Pavillion | ||
| 44kg | Amy Platten, Redbridge | Jaime-Leigh Whitaker, Glossop | Ffion Robinson, Pontarddulais | Chloe Dodge, MJC |
| 48kg | Jasmine Hacker-Jones, Maesteg | Fiona Todman, Destination Judo | Sian Bobrowska, Hardy Spicer 83 | Imogen Walls, Sportif |
| 52kg | Yasmin Javadian, Coventry | Caitlin Barber, Gateshead JC | Tatum Keen, Bradley Stoke | Emily Tye, SKK |
| 57kg | Josie Steele, Highland Budokan | Grace Griffith, Tsukuru Judo Academy | Chloe Gowen, Bradley Stoke | Darcie Hancocks, Hardy Spicer 83 |
| 63kg | Holly Jones, SKK | Annie Boby, Osaka | Emily Cooper, SKK | Mollie Game, Osaka |
| 70kg | Tomi Imrie, Jidel 93 | Holly Bentham, East Yorkshire Judo Academy/Beverley | Georga Halloumas, Metro | Imogen Ranner, Melbourn |
| over 70kg | Amy Oram, Yate Star | Kirstie Strouts McCallion, St Columbs | Georgia Greenidge, Enfield | Olivia Turner, Samurai |
