Shropshire Star

Adlington misses out in judo world championships

Bayston Hill judoka Sarah Adlington's dreams of World Championship glory were ended by a disqualification against South Korea's Eun-Kyuong Kim in Rio de Janeiro.

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Adlington, who was competing in the 78kg+ division, suffered an early exit from the competition having received four shidos while being a yuko behind against her opponent.

Adlington had been targetting a medal at the competition after winning her first Grand Slam medal in Moscow a few weeks ago.

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