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Cavan Open Judo Championships

A super entry from all parts of Ireland & abroad made this in a fantastic day’s judo at the Cavan VEC on Saturday, 08th April.

Competitors came from all over around Europe to compete for this year’s titles. Alfred Browne, Larkin College, Dublin took both the Junior +60kg & Open categories and the title of Junior Male player of the day, defeating Colin Kiernan, Rosmini in both finals. Both players were in great form defeating all other opponents, but Alfred’s class really showed through in the end.

Alfred also took silver in the Senior Men’s –81kg section losing only to the senior player of the day, Sergio Racovet, DIT. Sergio also won the Senior Open category after a titanic battle with the –90kg gold Medalist, Lithuanian-born, Ennis-based Tadas Pocius. Tadas was in superb form himself, beating 2 Moldavian-born, Portmarnock based players, Alex Ciudin & Andrei Razmenita as well as Philip Murphy, DIT for the –90kg title.

Latvian-born, Mantas Urbanavius, DIT beat club mate Richard Kiernan, who also won the Middle & Upper Kyu section for the +90kg title on time difference, as they both finished with identical wins & points.

Michael McKenna, DIT, showed his class once again, winning the U73kg, silver in the Middle & Upper Kyu’s & bronze in the Open. While Mongolian-born, Munkhbold, DIT, destroyed all comers to win at –66kg & take bronze in the Lower Kyu’s with a terrific display of courage & Gymnastic agility.

Marcella Creaven, Annaghdown Judo Club won the Women’s -63kg & Open titles as well as the senior female player of the Day title.

The Junior Event threw up some fantastic Judo matches, including another superb display by Annaghdown’s Hubert Creaven in taking the –60kg title from Castleknock Community College’s, Sean Smith. The Cavan Judo clubs dominated most of the boys events, with David Smith winning –28kg, Conor Bates-34kg, Mark Fullen –37kg, Jordan Denning –41kg & Feargal Moore –50kg. Patrick Boylan, SBG Northside totally dominated –45kg, while Brendan Mullen took the –31kg title back to Roscommon.

Once again, Annaghdown’s girls totally dominated their events taking 6 of the 8 titles on offer. Star player had to be Bethany Langham who beat clubmate Ciara Naughton to win the –44kg title & the Junior Female Player of the Day title. Kimberley Savage won at +57kg, while Shauna O’Donoghue won at –57kg. Roisнn Galligan, Cavan won an exciting –25kg while Hayley Boylan, SBG Northside defeated Sarah Brady, Ashbourne to win at –32kg.

With standards on the rise, it was superb to see our rising young talent competing so well against the tide of superb new players coming to live among us & train with us from all over the world. This can only go to bring our Judo standards in Ireland to new & greater heights.

A big thanks to Eamon Fitzpatrick for his photographs from the event.

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