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34 Thursday, September 14, 2017 kilburntimes.co.uk SPORT sportbites Judo sportbites Athletics Wembley’s Pride Judo Athletics Club saw brothers Philip and Stephen Thames Valley Harriers’ Myint win bronze Promising young athletes Lorraine Ugen signed off her medals at the Metro & can take advantage of a free 2017 campaign on a winning Crayford event at trial at Track Academy by note at the Great North Thomas Tallis School. Connie Henry in Willesden CityGames on Newcastle this month. Quayside, writes Ziad Eight-year-old Philip Chaudry. was in the over-35kg red The registered charity, which belt group and came uses sport for social change The 26-year-old registered the through four contents among young people from same 6.46 metres distance as to win his medal. disadvantaged backgrounds, Estonia’s Ksenija Balta and And 10-year-old reopened after its summer fellow Brit Jazmin Sawyers in Stephen competed in break on Tuesday. the women’s long jump but the over-55kg yellow And sessions are held at was awarded the victory on belt group for the first Willesden Sports Centre in countback. time, giving his all to Donnington Road on “I wasn’t expecting make it onto the Tuesdays, Thursdays and everyone to jump the same podium as well. Saturdays for those aged 10 to distance!” admits Ugen, the Sensei Lionel Hibbert 21, while eight to 10-year-olds current British champion. said: “One of our can attend the multi-skills “I think it makes it a bit greatest aims is to keep sessions on Tuesdays and more exciting when it’s like members enjoying the Saturdays. ‘ooh, what’s going to Olympic sport of judo. As well as sporting happen?’. If our students are activities, academy members “It was just like a fun little having fun, they will can also take part in classes last little competition so I want to attend practice. in English and Maths on think it was fine, it looked all As they practice, they Saturday mornings at Capital right, I just had fun out learn.” City Academy next to the there.” Pride Judo Club is sports centre. A week before appearing on always looking for new They will also benefit from Tyneside, Ugen was denied members, with the first weekly one-to-one mentoring victory in the very last jump practice session offered sessions. of the AG Memorial Van free of charge. “We hope lots of young Damme IAAF Diamond The club train at Vale people take advantage of our League finale in Brussels, Farm Sports Centre, free trial this month and see Belgium by Serbia’s classy Watford Road, Wembley, what Track Academy is all European champion Ivana with five to 16-year-olds about,” said Commonwealth Španovic with 6.70m. on Monday and Games medalist Henry. “Brussels was a lot better Wednesday (5-7pm), “Since our launch in 2011, than Berlin,” added Ugen. over 16s on Thursday we have helped hundreds of “I managed to get a lot more (8-10pm) and Sunday athletes to succeed on and off valid jumps there and kind of (12-2pm). Call 07414 the track, and we can’t wait to contend, so it was good. 305577 for more details. Brothers Stephen and Philip Myint celebrate their latest judo success. inspire even more talented “With the long jump it’s youngsters.” never over until the last jump Track Academy’s students is over, so you can’t really include Amar Aichoun, a claim victory until you know teenager with multiple everyone has jumped.” sclerosis who won two medals Ugen rounded off her Kilburn Cosmos count cost at the World Para Athletics season in a nutshell as she Junior Championships in looked forward to pursuing Switzerland last month. her quest for medals at next Meanwhile, Reece Earle year’s World Indoor won gold in both the 100 Championships in of missed chances to come metres and 200m at the recent Birmingham and the Southern Outdoor under-13 Commonwealth Games on Open Events at Crystal Australia’s Gold Coast. Palace. “The season has been all up short in season opener The work of the charity and right, it’s been decent,” she its athletes was also added. “I wouldn’t say it was celebrated at its biannual one of the best seasons, but it Kilburn Cosmos came up short in Rugby concentration and saw them go Invitational event this hasn’t been one of the worst.” their opening match of the new under the posts for a converted summer, a competition London Three North West season try. attended by double Olympic against Old Streetonians. down by a high tackle, but his side The second half brought more decathlon champion Daley lost another five-metre lineout frustration as Kilburn’s scrum Thompson and fellow Team The visitors were made to rue from the penalty. continued to dominate but the GB Olympian Nigel Levine. missed opportunities at Hackney The Cosmos scrum was in fine penalty count and mistakes To benefit from the free Marshes, although both sides form, with man of the match prop proved too high. trial, sign up online by filling made mistakes in the first quarter. Kane Edgeworth securing good With a very disjointed game, as in a simple registration form, Cosmos won a penalty and ball and some turnovers as a well as changing weather or pop along to Willesden kicked deep into the home side’s combination of power and conditions, it was difficult for Sports Centre before 5pm on territory, only to lose their own technique saw them push Streets either team to get a foot hold and Tuesdays and Thursdays, or lineout and allow Streets to clear clear. build phases in the second half. before 11am on Saturdays. the danger. Yet despite the upper hand in Kilburn’s back three made some For more information about One positive in the first half for this area, as well as some strong fantastic breaks but were let down Track Academy, visit Kilburn was the defensive effort carries by Obi Ajufo, Caleb by mistakes in the Streets half trackacademy.co.uk or call as they found themselves pinned Wolfeys and Andrew Brotherston, and the home side were unable to 07956 715052. back in their 22 after some superb the Cosmos were made to rue capitalise on several penalty phase play from the hosts, before mistakes in the home half time chances as the scoreline remained Phil Cook produced a superb and again. unchanged at 7-3. tackle for Aly Bursey to regain Kilburn took the lead with a Cosmos take a bonus point from possession and ease the pressure. penalty from captain Fraser Hutt, their first game of the season, but Lorraine Ugen was disappointed Kilburn winger Ali Brace but Streets hit back before the know they could, and should, have with her efforts in Germany. sprinted 40 metres down the break as a quick tap penalty took had more as they host Picture: ADAM DAVYPA touchline, only to be brought advantage of a lack of Grasshoppers this weekend..

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