JUDO: Greg Oertel led the Samurai charge at the London Junior Open with a gold out of nine medals for the Kidderminster club.

Perhaps the most notable of the other results was Katherine Lloyd-Jones' silver in her own limited grade group.

The up-and-coming 12-year-old produced one of the best throws of the day and then also took a bronze in the open grades section.

In the section for less experienced players, Jack Roberts, Charles Woodward and David Hadley all took bronzes.

Ryan Pitcock also claimed a bronze but was unlucky not to finish higher after a single mistake cost him a final place when he looked to be winning comfortably.

The higher grades section was tough but Benjy Connor's foot-sweeps and a good range of techniques from Tom Walker earned them both bronze medals.

Oertel, however, was not going to be stopped and won the gold with a series of good wins as he did not look like losing any of the contests.

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