Medals galore at YJC Junior Championship

 It was standing room only at the Young Judo Club Sittingbourne annual junior club championship. Over two sessions, more than 150 people squeezed into the upstairs Dojo at East Street Sports Centre. Competing for their
 medals were children from all three YJC branches in Swale: Sittingbourne, Milton and, making its debut, Bredgar.
YJC kicks off every year with a club championship for the under 16s.This is a relaxed, low-pressure event, intended to give everyone, beginners as well as experienced members, a taste of competition. The children then retuned in the evening for the medal presentation and disco.

 The number of entrants this year was the highest for several years, especially in the 5-7 and 8-14 age groups. For many children, it was their first championship, and it was encouraging to see how well they coped. Fourteen children from Bredgar Young Judo Club - half of the membership in
this new branch, which opened only in September 2003 - competed, bagging one gold, three silvers and several bronzes.

Young Judo Club meets on Tuesday in East Street Sports Centre, Sittingbourne, Wednesday at Academy of Sport & Movement Milton Regis and Thursday at Bredgar Village Hall.
Medal winners
Girls:
Gold
Sophie Jones, Rowan Cullen, Lauren Jones, Crystal Page, Sheena Fathers

Silver
 Emily Miller, Niamh Finlay, Perri Mortimer, Georgina Felgate, Alyx Costa, Stacy Branchett

 Bronze
Paula Philpott, Mikkalah Wimble, Megan Balderstone, Mo Cullen, Sian Costa

Boys
Gold
Adam Argent, Zac Argent, Spencer Brown, Jamie Apps, George
Clements, Ashley Jordan, Kieran Allen, Sam Branchett, Billy Collier, Jacob
Hyland, Sam Miller, Geoffrey Mallet, Luke Thorne, Conor Smith, Jonathan Hollyman, Jason Fathers, Connor Smith, Philip Jackson

 Silver
Connor Wratten, Matthew Button, Aiden Lamb, Alex Corden, Aaron Jordan, Matthew Jones, Dominic Mallett, Luke Bures, Calum Conkie, Jamie Marzetti, Adam Marzetti, James Bures, Euan Caborn, Aiden Newman, Louie Mills, Jake Leach

 Bronze
Keilan Webster, Calum Marzetti, Jack Dutton, Jonathan Mallet, Muchwezi Wilkins, Liam Allen, Chris Salter, Richard Moore, Harry Constable, Lewis Cullen, William Macmaster, Conor O'Halloran, Michael Button, Conor Page,
Josh Gruitt, Alex Crannis, Harry Carr, John Philpott, Ben Davison

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