ULU Judo one step short of second national gold
On the 9th of March, the ULU judo team defended their 95-96 BUSA Championship title.
After a disappointing outcome in the individual fights on the previous day, including several injuries, the team morale was somehow low. But the spirit picked up after a 5-0 win in the first fight. Aris Tagalakis (Royal Holloway), Khalid Faiz (UCL), George Tsikouras, Steffen Fredensdorf and Oyvind Fikel and (all IC) were part of the ULU five-men team, defeating many universities, including strong teams from Loughborough and Glasgow. In the final, U.W.I.C (Wales) proved to be slightly better, winning 3-2, and hence taking gold.
This year, ULU also had a women’s team, but was unsuccessful due to injuries from the individual fights on the previous day.
Despite losing valuable members of the team since last year, good recruiting and this important result clearly has shown that the IC judo squad still is maintaining its high standards.
Well done to the ULU team and IC players for winning Silver in what was called "the most spectacular and talented tournament ever seen at the BUSA games..."
