Karate club return from world championships with 40 medal haul
Date published: 08 November 2011
The DOJO winners with their 40 medals
Seven members of The DOJO Karate Centre in Rochdale have returned from the WTKA World Championships with a haul of 40 medals.
The championships were attended by over 3,000 competitors from across the world and The DOJO say that their squad, led by Sensei Irfan Ansari, was better than ever before.
Overall The DOJO Squad returned with 16 gold, 20 silver and 4 bronze medals.
Sensei Ansari said: “I am very happy with the results mashallah.
“Next year we hope to convert those silvers into gold as there is still plenty of room for improvement.
“So far this year we have won 87 trophies/medals.
“We still have time to reach 100 with one competition remaining and inshallah we’ll do it.”
The following members walked away with medals:
- Jack Jolliffe - 5 gold, 5 silver, 1 bronze
- Huseyn Mikayilov - 4 gold, 4 silver, 1 bronze
- Kieren Roberts - 4 gold, 3 silver
- Antonio Russo - 2 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze
- Vanessa Russo - 1 gold, 1 bronze
- Natalie Dean - 4 silver
- Irfan Ansari - 2 silver
The club would like to thank Lee Jolliffe, Graciano Russo, Mark Roberts and Dergah Mikayilov for all their volunteered help on tour.
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