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2008 Nationals

Here are some of the things going on in youth judo in Auckland

2008 NATIONAL YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CAMP;

This year’s camp was held at Sacred Heart College in Glen Innes during the October school holidays (Friday 3 – Sunday 5). For a report on the camp click here

2008 NEW ZEALAND COLLEGE GAMES;

Judo is on the program for this Olympic-style event which is held every four years. This will be held in Hamilton from 10-14 December and involve a number of sports. The Judo competition will be held on the last day (Sunday 14 December). This event replaces the NZ Secondary Schools Championships this year. (Check out www.nzcg.co.nz or www.bebo.com/nzcg)

JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM;

A small team of 5 competed in the Junior World Championships in Bangkok, Thailand. This event is for judoka under the age of 20, and three Auckland players made the team – Gareth Carter (-60kg Western Judo Academy), Ken Yonei (-66kg Judokwai North Harbour), and Moira de Villiers (-70kg Nippon Judo Club). Although none won a fight some good efforts by all. You can look at the results on www.ijf.org

RECENT INTERNATIONAL SUCCESS;

As part of her build up for the Junior World Champs, Moira de Villiers (Nippon Judo Club) has been competing recently at a number of international events and attending the training camps that accompany them. Moira competed in the Jikji Cup in Seoul, Korea where she gained a bronze medal. Since then she has competed in two EJU Junior “A” tournaments, losing her first round match in the German Open in Berlin, but then following up with a much better performance in the Turkish Open in Instanbul last weekend. Moira lost her first round by Yuko to the eventual winner, but followed up with 3 wins by Ippon, defeating her opponent from Turkmenistan to gain another Bronze medal. Congratulations Moira – a great confidence booster for the Junior Worlds.