(left to right) Sophie Healy, Maia Wallace-Loizou and Stephanie Anstey celebrate their medal successes
JUNIOR Kung Fu stars from Enfield claimed five medals at the United Kingdom Junior Kung Fu Championships.
Top performance of the day came from Stephanie Anstey in the girls' under-66kg light contact category.
The 16-year-old, who attends Goff School, in Cheshunt, claimed gold - leaving her stunned.
She said: "It was my first competition and taking gold home was unbelievable."
Jubilant coach Sifu Anthony Roberts added: "The volume of punches and kicks and keeping it simple overwhelmed her opponent."
Fellow T'ai Tsung members also added to the medal haul.
advertisement
Nine year-old Oakthorpe School pupil Maia Wallace-Loizou won silver in the girls' under-36kg section for nine to 11-year-olds.
Sophie Healy, aged 14, who attends Lea Valley School, in Enfield, won silver in the girls' under-47kg class.
And a silver was also awarded to eight-year-old Bradley Harewood, from Enfield.
He swept his opponent on to the floor three times which led the referee stopping the bout.
Former national junior champion Christopher Manning won bronze in the 14 to 16-year-olds category, bringing the total of medals won by the Enfield competitors to five.
The competition was organised by The British Council for Chinese Martial Arts and was held at Mote Park, in Maidstone, Kent.
For more details of Kung Fu activities in Enfield contact Sifu Anthony Roberts on 07860 607928.
If you liked this article and would like to share it with others on the web who might be searching for good content we've made it easy for you to do it.
At the bottom of all articles, you'll see links to six sites. These sites - commonly called 'social bookmark' or 'social news' sites - have large communities of web users who share and rate interesting, useful and fun things on the web.
Clicking the links will automatically add the address of the story you are reading to one of these sites, letting you share it with others. Each site will ask you to register to share stories. Registration is free and once a member, you can store, recommend and search for stories that interest you.
Print
Email this
Comment
