11:52am Wednesday 17th March 2010
A GREAT Britain Paralympic hopeful from Dartford is to compete in IBSA world judo championships.
Ben Quilter will form part of the eight-strong British team competing in the biggest international event of the year for visually impaired judo, the IBSA (International Blind Sports Association) world championships.
The championships, which were last held in 2007, will take place from the March 23 to March 28 in Antalya, Turkey.
Paralympian Quilter has previously finished in fifth place on two occasions at the event and will once again compete in the U60kg competition.
Quilter started the year well by taking a gold medal at the German Open and will be one to watch for a place on the medal rostrum in Turkey.
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