Competitions- 4th South Yorkshire Open
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For Wado UK August started with a second coach trip of the year, which was part funded by the Bag-pack fundraiser of July.The event was the South Yorkshire Open at the Metrodome Centre in Barnsley. The association who organise this event is the Yorkshire based ShindoKai group and this time around the event was in its 4th Year. Wado UK clubs have attended on each occasion with a good measure of success at each event.
This year was to be no exception, with 10 medals being the total Wado UK tally on the coach ride home. Six of these medals would go to Woodford competitors, with the details as follows. The first gold was to come early in one of the children's Kata categories. Charan Dhesi was judged by the officials to be the best of the group and got the medal tally off to a golden start. The second gold would later go to Barry Meanwell and was in Barry's senior male open weight Kumite category and was actually Barry's second medal of the day. Earlier Barry had managed to take a bronze in his weight category within the Kumite divisions. This wasn't the end of the story however, as Barry then teamed up with Chris and Dean Fenton from the Woodford Dojo for the men's team event. This was the last event of the day and by the end of it the trio had added a silver to the total for the day. This completing Barry's Gold, Silver and Bronze prize for the day.
Further Silver medal success was achieved by Joe Munro and Harry Oetegenn, as they repeated the earlier team Silver success of the senior men, but this time in the boys 13-15 years team category.
A further Bronze medal would be won before the end of the days, being won by Bethany Holmes in the girls 10-12 years girls Kumite category. Bethany joining Ellie Hayes of the ShinKen Dojo in joint third slot who took the other Bronze medal for that division. This was to be the final medal in the Woodford tally for the day.
Of course those who win the medals justifiably get the headlines, but we would also like to add that several other competitors represented the Woodford Dojo at the event. Amrit Dhesi, Teerth Dhesi and Oliver Dearing were among those competing.
Coach duties on the day for the Woodford DOjo were undertaken Andy Barratt and on this occasion we also took four table officials to the competition. Andrew Parker and Allison Munro, along with Gaynor and Stevie Dent.
Thanks to everyone for representing the Woodford Dojo and to those traveling parents and supporters for their continued commitment.
