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Gold medal haul for local judo
fighters
09.03.14
INISHOWEN'S Samurai
Uladh Judo Club is celebrating an incredible gold
medal haul from two major competitions.
The Burnfoot-based club had fighters compete in both
the recent All-Ireland Judo Championships and the
third level colleges' Irish Intervarsities Judo
Championships 2014. |
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Pictured are Moville
Community College deputy principal Eamonn Ryan
congratulating students Chloe Moir, centre, and
Samantha Weir on their medal haul from the recent
All-Ireland Judo Championships in Kilkenny. Chloe
won a bronze medal in the Cadet (U-18yrs) Girls
U-57kg category, while Samantha won an incredible
three gold medals in the Cadet Girls, Junior girls
(U-20yrs) and Senior Women's U-70kg categories. |
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Meanwhile, North West
Regional College students Kathleen McNaught and
Micheal McCay display their medals from their
respective intervarsities clashes.Kathleen from
Moville won gold in the Ladies U-63kg category,
while Inch native Micheal won gold in the Men's
U-66kg category. Both won four consecutive fights to
claim gold. Kathleen defeated Northern Ireland
Commonwealth Games athlete Kirsty Kee from Queen's
University Belfast in her semi-final before going on
to defeat German Bundesliga fighter Anni Zienterra
from UCD in the final. Micheal breezed through to
his final before winning a tight contest for gold
against fellow Irish international player Eddie
McLoughlin from UCD. |
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