Well done to all Murakwai players who fought at the North West Open today in Derry! There were 4 Golds in the Juniors – Alex Kelly, u30kgs, Kiah Reid, u33kgs, James Reid u60kgs & Daniel Mayhew, u73kgs, also in the juniors, there was a Silver for Matthew Elliott, u42kgs, a Bronze medal for Caitlin Hull, u57kgs & a 5th place for Darcey Reid. Read the rest of this entry »

Congratulations to Conor Kelly & Kiah Reid who both won Gold today at the Irish Open in Dublin. Conor won the minor boys u45kgs and Kiah won the minor girls u33kgs. Also well done to Daniel Curry who won Bronze in the u34kg category.

Well done to Alan Kerr who won Gold today at the Irish Open in the Junior men’s u90kg category, he also finished in 5th place in the seniors. James Reid had a good day winning 2 Bronze medals in the Cadets & Juniors while Ian Mitchell claimed Silver in the seniors. It was a good day for the slightly older players competing in the Masters event, Ricky Sloane won Silver in the u90kgs with Iain Kelly claiming Bronze in the same category, and there were Bronze medals in the u73kgs for Robert Morrow & Adam McCune. Well done to everyone who fought today & good luck to Conor, Kiah & Daniel who fight tomorrow.

Congratulations to Jodie Kee who today claimed Bronze in the Junior Women’s under 57kg category. This is the 4th time Jodie Kee has medalled at the British Championships and the 8th National Medal Murakwai have won in the last 7 years. Well done Jodie!

Cameron Kelly has become the first Judo Player ever from Northern Ireland to win the Junior British Championships! Cameron claimed Gold in Pre-Cadet Boys (12 & 13 year olds) under 60kg category. This is Cameron’s 2nd British Championship medal (and Murakwai’s 7th in recent years) as he claimed Bronze in the same event 2 years ago. Daniel Mayhew also performed well winning 3 fights at his first British Championships, finishing up in 7th place. James Reid & Robyn Kelly completed Murakwai’s line-up on Day one. Good luck to Jodie Kee who fights tomorrow.
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