DEVIZES Budo Club judoka Jasmine Edwards has earned a call-up to the 2016 England Pre-Cadet Judo Squad.
The 12-year-old had her first training session with the England squad at the British Judo Centre of Excellence at Walsall recently, having also won a gold medal at the British Schools Qualifier in Weston super Mare on Sunday, January 17.
Jasmine, from Amesbury, has been training at Devizes Budo Club for four years and has been closely coached by Mark Burbidge and Jason Parsons, who were both awarded the British Judo Association’s Club Coach of the year trophy in November 2015.
Jasmine has competed all over Britain for Devizes Budo Club and will now venture into international competitions with the England team.
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