The sporting achievements of Ulster’s young athletes were rewarded recently during the latest round of Linwoods Sporting Excellence Awards. The Linwoods Awards are administrated by the Mary Peters Trust and, despite her demanding schedule, Dame Mary insisted on personally congratulating the latest winners. Mary praised their success by saying;  ”It is a true delight to see young sports people achieve such high standards of excellence and Linwoods  Foods is to be congratulated for helping the Trust to encourage top sporting achievement in Ulster with these awards.” 

Murakwai’s Jodie Kee is pictured below receiving her award from Dame Mary Peters.

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Starting next Tuesday 18th May, Murakwai Judo Club will be back in Ballybeen in the brand new Enler Community Centre (The Enler Complex, Craigleith Drive, Dundonald, BT16 2QP).  Classes will run from 6.30-7.30pm for 5-9 year olds, 7.30-8.30pm for 10-15 year olds and 8.30-9.15pm for 16years+.  Murakwai Judo Club was founded in Ballybeen Activity Centre in 1982.

It was an excellent day for Daniel Mayhew at the Cavan Open, he won Gold in the Cadets (u17) at u55kgs and then moved up to u60kgs where he again won Gold. Alan Kerr fought extremely well in his first competition at u81kgs, he won Gold in the Juniors (u20) and Silver in the Seniors only losing to former Irish International Paul Cummings, 6th Dan. There were also 3 players representing the club in the Minors (u13), Daniel Hodgett won Silver in his first competition at his new weight in the u45kgs, Faye Nixon won Bronze at u33kgs & Conor Kelly won Bronze in the u41kgs. Congratulations to everyone who took part!