Congratulations to all London Borough clubs (including clubs from British Judo’s London, Northern Home Counties and Southern Areas) at the British Closed Championships last weekend, and at the Commonwealth Championships this week.

The British Junior Closed Championships were held at EIS Sheffield on Saturday 21^st of January.  Judoka proudly represented a number of London Borough clubs with the following juniors medalling:

Sat 21^st British Junior Closed:

Hayley Willis (Stratford JC) Gold in the Women’s -48kg

Nekoda Davis (Ealing JC) Gold in the Women’s -57kg

Zair Karimov (Alpha JC) Bronze in the Men’s -60kg

William Johnson (Yoshin Ryu) Bronze in the Men’s -66kg

Ramone Alexander (Moberley JC) Silver in the Men’s -73kg

Jamal Petgrave (Westcroft JC) Bronze in the Men’s -81kg

Philip Awiti Alcaraz (Enfield JC) Gold in the Men’s -100kg

Peter Vincent (Westcroft JC) Silver in the Men’s -100kg

Sunday 22^nd saw the Seniors take to the mat, with London clubs being equally well represented on the medal podium, as shown below:

Sun 22^nd – British Senior Closed:

Hayley Willis (Stratford JC) Gold in the Women’s -48kg

Charlotte Farbon (Budokwai/Pinewood) Bronze in the Women’s -48kg

Gemma Gibbons (Metro JC) Silver in the Women’s -70kg

Ashley Mckenzie (Ealing JC) Bronze in the Men’s -60kg

Thomas Davis (Willesden 2011 JC) Bronze in the Men’s -81kg

Many of the judoka then raced over to Cardiff to compete at the 2012 Commonwealth Judo Championships, where London Judoka continued to medal as follows:

Mon 23^rd – Grand Masters:

Wade Roll (Budokwai) Gold in the Men’s -66kg

Rob New (Tsukuru JC) Gold in the Men’s -73kg

John Hough (Ealing JC) Bronze in the Men’s -73kg

Howard Clarke-Melville (Stratford JC) Gold in the Men’s -81kg

Glenn Spiers (Budokwai) Bronze in the Men’s -81kg

Darrel George (Tsukuru JC) Gold in the Men’s -90

Andrew Bowden (Tsukuru JC) Bronze in the Men’s -90kg

Spiro Tomasevic (Budokwai) Gold in the Men’s +100kg

Tues 24^th – Cadets:

Conner Barnard (Redbridge JC) Silver in the Men’s -50 kg

Jamal Petgrave (Wescroft JC) Gold in the Men’s -81 kg

Ramazan Karimov (A1 JC) Gold in the Men’s -90 kg

Prisca Awiti Alcaraz (Enfield JC) Silver in the Women’s -70 kg

Lauren Hawkins (Westcroft JC) Gold in the Women’s +70 kg

Chalotte Newbold (Redbridge JC) Silver in the Women’s +70 kg

Tues 24^th – Juniors:

Reece Sandy (Redbridge JC) Gold in the Men’s -60 kg

Ramone Alexander (Moberly JC) Gold in the Men’s -73 kg

Jordan Butler (Moberly JC) Bronze in the Men’s -81 kg

Philip Awiti Alcaraz (Enfield JC) Gold in the Men’s -100 kg

Weds 25^th – Seniors:

Sam Dunkley (Moberly JC) Bronze in the Men’s -66 kg

Lee Shinkin (Willesden 2011 JC) Bronze in the Men’s -73 kg

Danny Roberts (Tsukuru JC) Bronze in the Men’s -90kg

Philip Awiti-Alcaraz (Enfield JC) Bronze in the Men’s -100 kg and Gold in the Men’s Open Weight

Ronnie Plumb (Redbridge JC) Silver in the Men’s +100 kg

Charlotte Farbon (Budokwai/Pinewood) Gold in the Women’s -48 kg

Chloe Jackson (Ford JC) Bronze in the Women’s -57 kg

If you are aware of any medallists from a London Borough club who do not appear in the above results list please email london@britishjudo.org.uk so that we can make sure that everyone is on there!

This was first major club competition in this Olympic summer and, in the lead up to the games, was a great chance to see the stars of the present and future. Most of the clubs represented at these championships (as well as many others) will be involved with our Summer of Sport Campaign to open their doors and build on the Olympic buzz.  Follow our social media for updates on this (Twitter – @BritJudoLondon; facebook.com/BritJudoLondon).

Complete results can be found at the following links:

British Closed Championships – http://www.britishjudo.org.uk/competitions/results.php

Commonwealth Championships - http://cardiff2012judo.org/results/