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The Week Junior• 28 March 2020

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orethan650 young people from aroundthe UKtook

part in judo’sBritish School Championshipsrece ntly. At

the English Institute of SportinSheffield, theycompeted for

awards in their individualcategories, and to win points for

their schools. The team from Blessed EdwardOldcorne

CatholicCollege, inWorcester,England, werecrowned

overall champions after winning two golds andabronze

medal.TavistockCollege, from Devon, England, weresecond,

and DarrickWood School, fromLondon,came third.

The British School Championships takeplaceevery year.

Each judoka–which is the word for ajudo ath

qualify for thecompetition first or be atacertain judograde.

They competed in their schoolyeardivision,which ranged

from Year 6toYear13, and in different weightcategories.

Competitions alsotook placefor visually impaired judoka

and for those with learning disabilities.

Among those who won awards were RexCheung

(Preston Hedges Primary School),Taylor Chrisp (Malvins

Close Academy), Zara Howe(Three Bridges Primary School)

and Evan Anderson(Castl eView Enterprise Academy).

Leah McLaughlin,aged19, wasaward ed YoungTechni cal

tiello, 20, wasvotedYoung Referee.

Dina Asher-Smith

and JofraArcher

At the BritishEthnic Diversity

Sports Awards (BEDSAs), the pair

wereawarded the sportswoman

and sportsman of the year titles.

The awardscelebrate black and

minority ethnic achievements.

Last year,Asher-Smith won three

AthleticsWorld Championships

medals. Archer helped England

win the CricketWorld Cup.

Quick judo guide

THE WEEK’S WINNERS... ●The BEDSAs began in 2015.

Gymnast RebeccaDownie

andcricketer Moeen Ali

werethe first sportswoman

and sportsman winners.

●The awards alsorecognise

coaches and projects that

do good workforblack,

Asian and minority ethnic

communities.

●Rohan Bhuhi,a19-year-old

hockey player,was

awarded theYoung Sports

Person of theYear prize.

Judo does not involveany

kicking, punching or striking,

anddoesnot need any

equipment.Amatch is

up tofour minuteslong. Each

contestant triestogrip the

other’ssuit–calledajudogi–

andthrow them onto

their back, hold them down

for20seconds and makethem

submit.Arefereewatches, and

finishesthe matchifthis

happens.Eachjudocontest

starts and ends with judokas

bowing to each otherasasign

ofrespectand friendship.

Judo victory forUKschoolpupils

DIDYOU

KNOW?

TheJapanese

wordjudo

means

“gentle

way”.

Competitors scored pointsfor

themselves and their schools.

Dina Asher-Smith JofraArcher

Pupils fromYear 6

toYear 13 took part.

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