DEVIZES teenager Evan Molloy has been named in a seven-strong GB team for the 2017 IBSA European Judo Championships in Walsall from August 4-6.
Molloy, who turned 18 last month, has been named as Britain's visually impaired competitor in the -73 kgs category for his European Championships debut.
The Devizes Budo Club member, who is coached by club chairman Mark Burbidge and also trains at the University of Bath, has competed internationally before, winning gold at the German Open earlier this year.
The British team will be led by Rio 2016 Paralympians Natalie Greenhough (-70kg), Chris Skelley (-100kg) and Jack Hodgson (+100kg).
The European Championships is one of the highlights of the IBSA Judo calendar and is also be the first opportunity for Britain’s visually impaired judoka to pick up world-ranking points in the Tokyo 2020 cycle.
Paralympic Head Coach Ian Johns said: “We’re a month out now and you can see how excited the athletes are. To have a major championship on British soil so early in the Tokyo cycle is brilliant and we can’t wait to fight in front of a home crowd.
“There’s a lot of potential in this team which is great to see and we know that if everyone goes out and performs as we know they can, the results will come.”
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