Three athletes set for European U23 Championships

The European U23 Championships in Izhevsk, Russia, start tomorrow. British Judo has enjoyed great success over the years at the Championships with Lubjana Piovesana (-63kg) being crowned champion in 2018 and Lele Nairne (-57kg) and Jamal Petgrave (-90kg) winning silver.

European Junior Championship bronze medallist Yasmin Javadian (-52kg) competes on Friday. Javadian, who has recently started a dentistry degree at Birmingham University, has been drawn in Pool B and will face the World Junior ranked number 7, Martina Castagnola (ITA) in the opening round.

On Saturday Lachlan Moorhead (-81kg), who also became European Junior Championship bronze medallist this year, is in action. He is drawn in Pool B and will face Georgi Gramatikov (BUL) in the opening round.

On the third and final day of competition, last year’s World Junior Championship bronze medallist Shelley Ludford (-78kg) has been drawn in Pool D where she will face former World Cadet Championship bronze medallist, Jovana Pekovic (MNE) in the opening round.

Daily coverage of the European U23 Championships starts with the Elimination Rounds at 8:00am (GMT) with Finals following directly after the first rounds. You can watch all the action live on the British Judo homepage.