Natalie Powell finishes seventh at Paris Judo Grand Slam
Natalie Powell finished seventh at the Paris Judo Grand Slam, despite heading into the tournament as world number three in the -78kg category.
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The Powys judoka beat Korea's Jeongyun Lee but lost to Japan's Shori Hamada and Karen Stevenson of the Netherlands.
Shrewsbury's Sarah Adlington was knocked out in Pool C of the +78kg by eventual silver medalist Yan Wang of China.
Sally Conway won gold in the -70kg category to become the first British champion at the event since 2003.