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31 January 11:31:40	Former world champion Craig Fallon has announced his retirement from competition judo in order to pursue a coaching career. More at the British Judo website.   British Judo
26 January 10:01:55	A British team of 7 will compete at the 2012 Paris Grand Slam on February 4/5: -57kg Sarah Clark, +78kg Karina Bryant, +78kg Sarah Adlington, -60kg Ashley McKenzie, -66kg Colin Oates, -81kg Euan Burton. More at the British Judo website.   British Judo
23 January 10:29:30	Olympic Squad debuts at Senior British Closed Championships in Sheffield - "Brandon Dodge stunned the -60kg field as he emerged from the talent-laden category to take gold..." More at British Judo.   British Judo
20 January 09:49:04	British Judo has announced that it will be providing live streaming from the British Closed Championships this weekend - "As always we will endeavour to supply a constant quality stream however we may be limited by bandwidth." More at British Judo.   British Judo
18 January 11:37:10	IJF World Masters in Almaty, Kazkhstan on Sunday - Euan Burton took bronze, Karina Bryant clinched 5th spot. Details at the British Judo website.   British Judo
14 January 10:30:20	22 out of the British Judo Olympic Squad of 27 will compete at British Closed Championships at EIS Sheffield on Sunday 22 January. More at the British Judo website.   British Judo
7 January 10:46:15	Entry for the 2012 English Open (Junior and Senior) on March 11 at Sheffield from today until Friday 24th February 2012. More at the British Judo website.   British Judo
7 January 10:45:39	Euan Burton and Karina Bryant invited to compete at the 2012 IJF Masters in Kazakhstan on Jan 14/15 - "The star-studded event features the world’s top 16 judoka in each weight category, according to the IJF world rankings.." More at British Judo.   British Judo
21 December 10:04:57	2011 Qingdao Grand Prix in China - results for members of the 5-strong GB judo team: Karina Bryant bronze, Sarah Adlington 5th, Euan Burton 5th. More at the British Judo website.   British Judo
8 December 10:43:36	The 2011 Tokyo Grand Slam takes place Dec 9-11. More info on the British Judo website.   British Judo
5 December 10:47:52	Matthew Purssey took bronze via the repechage with some good wins at Olympic Test Event at the London ExCel. More at British Judo.   British Judo
4 December 14:46:24	Sophie Cox won bronze in the Olympic Test Event at the London ExCel - "I like the venue, I was getting a nice vibe with the crowd were right behind us.” More at British Judo.   British Judo
27 November 15:24:31	News from The Budokwai - Olympian Gold medal winner Maki Tsukada will not be training at the Budokwai until further notice due to injury, congratulations to Winston Gordon who won silver at the Samoa Judo World Cup.   The Budokwai
26 November 10:12:16	"British Judo has utilised the Domestic Ranking List to select a team for the Olympic Test Event at the Excel London on Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 December" - details at the British Judo website.   British Judo
23 November 10:19:46	A five-strong team has been selected for the Tokyo Grand Slam and Qingdao Grand Prix - Ashley McKenzie, Colin Oates, Euan Burton, Karina Bryant and Sarah Adlington will represent GB. More at the British Judo website.   British Judo
20 November 15:14:28	Sam Ingram has taken gold in the VI European Championships at the K2 Arena in Crawley. More at the British Judo website.   British Judo
19 November 10:02:21	Ben Quilter has taken gold in the VI European Championships at the K2 Arena in Crawley. More at the British Judo website.   British Judo
15 November 10:43:26	"GB claims 20 medals with dominant displays at Samoa World Cup and Malaga European Cup" including a first World Cup gold medal for Chris Sherrington (+100kg). Go to the British Judo website for the details.   British Judo
11 November 11:18:03	Amsterdam Grand Prix Nov 19/20 - British Judo has selected a team of 11 which will be joined by 6 British athletes who have self funded participation in the event. More at the British Judo website.   British Judo
10 November 10:36:17	2012 Senior British Closed - Entry information, Qualification and Wildcard Lists are now on the British Judo website.   British Judo
9 November 10:15:17	Olympic Test Event December 3/4 at ExCeL London - 100 competitors are expected. More info at the British Judo website.   British Judo
5 November 10:24:06	Hayley Willis from the Stratford Judo Club has won bronze at the Junior World Championships in Cape Town. More at the British Judo website.   British Judo
2 November 09:59:56	"The Eastern Area will stage Judo England’s trials for the 2012 Commonwealth Championships (to be staged in Cardiff in January) on Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 December at Breckland Leisure Centre in Norfolk." More at the British Judo website.   British Judo
24 October 10:46:00	"Euan Burton on Sky Sports News Special Report – Monday 24 October, 7.30pm" - more at the British Judo website.   British Judo
23 October 15:06:46	2 one-hour highlights shows of the 2011 GB World Cup will air on Sky Sports during October and November, starting October 26. Go to the British Judo website for more info.   British Judo
18 October 10:16:22	Photos from the 2011 British Championships can be seen on the website of BJA photographer Mike Varey (www.mikevarey.com).   Mike Varey
17 October 10:23:50	2011 British Championships Day 2 - the British Judo website has a report on Sunday's action from the pre cadet girls, junior men and junior women categories.   British Judo
16 October 14:54:47	2011 British Championships Day 1 - the British Judo website has a report on Saturday's action from the pre cadet boys, cadet boys and cadet girls categories.   British Judo
13 October 15:21:43	"2011 British Championships set for iceSheffield as 695 judoka bid for domestic glory" on Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 October. More at the British Judo website.   British Judo
5 October 10:40:13	"A five-strong Great Britain team has been selected for for Abu Dhabi Grand Prix from 16-18 October in the United Arab Emirates" - Sally Conway, Sarah Adlington, Ashley McKenzie, Colin Oates + Danny Williams. More at British Judo.   British Judo
5 October 10:39:11	World Judo Day - "October 28, the birthday of Jigoro Kano, will from now on be an annual day of awareness about judo and its values." More at British Judo.   British Judo
5 October 10:38:32	A GB team of 9 will compete at the Junior World Championships in Cape Town on 3-6 November - Hayley Willis, Katie-Jemima Yeats-Brown, Amy Livesey, Adam Conroy, Max Stewart, David Logan, Ben Fletcher, Jack Kelly + Philip Awiti. More at British Judo.   British Judo
3 October 10:25:08	GB World Cup judo - both James Austin (u100) and Matthew Purssey (u90) claim bronze. France topped the medal table. More at the British Judo website.   British Judo
2 October 15:09:33	GB World Cup judo - Ashley McKenzie took gold in the u60 category "by putting on an exhibition of world class judo before his captivated compatriots." More at the British Judo website.   British Judo
1 October 11:03:24	British Judo reports that "LOCOG has announced that they have received unprecedented demand for London 2012 Paralympic Games tickets." More at the British Judo website.   British Judo
29 September 10:39:59	"Great Britain's Colin Oates and Craig Fallon have both pulled out of the 2011 GB World Cup which has seen Wales’ Brandon Dodge selected at -60kg while Gregg Varey comes in at -66kg" - more at the British Judo website.   British Judo
26 September 10:27:48	The Sunday Times of Sept 25 reports that "Patrick Roux, the men's head judo coach, is the latest casualty in Britain's drive to win medals at the 2012 Olympics..." Nothing on the British Judo website as yet.   British Judo
21 September 10:38:25	"34 countries confirmed so far for 2011 GB World Cup" - British Judo’s annual showpiece, which takes place this year at Echo Arena Liverpool Oct 1/2, is attracting judo talent from around the globe. More at the British Judo website.   British Judo
20 September 10:40:43	Athens Olympic gold Medallist Maki Tsukada London Area joined London Area players in a judo demonstraion for the Japan Matsuri Festival on Sunday 18 September at County Hall. More at the British Judo website.   British Judo