Adam and James enjoyed their trip to Turkey for the World Junior Kurash Championships. The Tournament included players from Uzbekistan , Kazakstan , France , Germany , Japan , USA , New Zealand , Hungary , Greece  and  Turkey and numerous other nations. The standard of competition was as expected very high , Adam competed in the U-100 kgs and faced a South African player and despite a hard fought bout was beaten , unfortunately it was a knock out competition with no repecharge so Adam went out of the tournament but gave a good account of himself. James met a Kazakstan player in the U-73 kgs and was also beaten ,but again fighting hard against a player from the region where Kurash is a highly practised sport . Both players did the 3K’s and Great Britain proud with their efforts. They managed to absorb some of the culture on offer and Adam managed to absorb a great deal of the local cuisine , unfortunately James had to watch his weight so couldn’t join the fray until he finished his competition. Photos to follow soon

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Two young 3K’s judoka have been selected to represent Great Britain in the World Junior Kurash Championships ( Kurash is a jacket wrestling martial art which originates from Uzbekistan , similar to Judo but only includes throwing techniques ) Adam Dobbinson and James Lawrence who both medalled at the British Kurash Championships in 2007 have been selected to compete at U-100 kgs and U-81kgs respectively. Both players are current BSJA National Champions in their weight groups and are looking forward to travelling to Turkey with 3K’s senior coach Bill Webb and the rest of the GB Team. An update on their experiences will follow after the tournament.

3K’s player Adam Dobbinson was awarded a bronze medal in the under 100kgs category at the British Championships held at ICE Sheffield on 12th October 2008 . He had four hard fights during the day but was successful in bringing back his first medal from a national junior tournament.