Kelly Edwards and Gemma Howell chase glory
Two Shropshire judokas have been named in the Great Britain team for the World Judo Championships.
Telford duo Kelly Edwards and Gemma Howell will be joined in the GB squad by Powys’s Natalie Powell, who will be looking to improve on her quarter-final showing at last year’s Rio Olympics.
Powell (under-78kg) is the highest-ranked British judoka in the team, currently third in the world.
Howell has enjoyed a successful transition up a weight to under-70kg, winning bronze medals at the Antalya and Cancun Grand Prix, while Edwards (under-52kg) will be hoping to rediscover her form of 2016 that saw her win her first Grand Slam and Grand Prix medals.
Nigel Donohue, British Judo performance director, said: “This is one of our milestone events and we believe the team selected can challenge for medals”.
