The 2025 British Cadet and Pre-Cadet Championships brought together the very best of the next generation of British judo this weekend. Several judokas crowned in 2024 once again stood on the top step of the podium, while a number of new names emerged across the weight categories.
Cadet Boys:
−42kg:
Gold: Cuthbert Walker (Tees Valley Judo) – Silver: Yarden Hadad (Ealing JC) – Bronze: Anatole Vong (Moberly JC) and Arman Shabazi (Mat Warriors JC)
−46kg:
Gold: Ashwin Yoganathan (Samurai Olympic JC) – Silver: Coby Sweetland (Sportif) – Bronze: Simon Walsh (Pro Judo)
−50kg:
Gold: Louie Seguin (Tonbridge JC) – Silver: Michael Puskas (Stratford JK) – Bronze: Finlay Whitelaw (Pro Judo) and Samuel McAllister (Pro Judo)
−55kg:
Gold: Jamie Leroux (Rush Judo) – Silver: Reece Blackshaw (Penistone JC) – Bronze: Ishmael Brown (Hardy Spicer 83) and Harry Egleton (Bishop Stortford JK)
−60kg:
Gold: Chayse Franklin (Micklefield JC) – Silver: Michael Richardson (Blyth Juno Michi) – Bronze: Pawel Petrosyan (Sakura JC) and Jacob Foster (Sportif)
−66kg:
Gold: Zachary Robbins (Leicester JA) – Silver: Ciprian Cirstea (Kangei JC) – Bronze: Freddie Allen (Bradley Stoke) and Seitaro Suzuki-Seago (Camberley Judo)
−73kg:
Gold: Luka Abashidze (Bishop Stortford JK) – Silver: Sean McAleese (Sportif) – Bronze: Alexey Pavluhin (Palavani) and Finley Waugh (Wirral JC)
−81kg:
Gold: Harri Elliott (High Wycombe JC) – Silver: Lucas Iosebashvili (Palavani) – Bronze: Keanu Bracher (Bradley Stoke) and Mohammed El-Amir (Core Judo)
−90kg:
Gold: Todor Angelov (Swinton JC) – Silver: Boyan Todorov (Medway Park) – Bronze: Mert Salim (Toshi Kazoku JK)
Cadet Girls:
−40kg:
Gold: Tabitha Callaghan (JC Esprit)
−44kg:
Gold: Katrina Davis (Sakura JC) – Silver: Tamilla Abdullaeva (Redbridge JC) – Bronze: Jasmin Yoganathan (Samurai Olympic JC) and Mahnoor Mirza (Judo Sensei London)
−48kg:
Gold: Maisie Broadley (Wirral JC) – Silver: Lexi Buchanan (Sportif) – Bronze: Neve Dodds (Tees Valley Judo) and Betsy Doe (Pro Judo)
−52kg:
Gold: Elizabeth Merredew (Bishop Stortford JK) – Silver: Sophie Cook (Pinewood JC) – Bronze: Lucy Daly (Highland Budokan) and Hongor Zolboo (Moberly JC)
−57kg:
Gold: Evie Mitchell (The Parks JC) – Silver: Taylor Chrisp (Blyth Juno Michi) – Bronze: Stella Cameron (Whitburn JC) and Maisie Shattock (Bacup JC)
−63kg:
Gold: Aleksandra Dudko (Ealing JC) – Silver: Myia Agnero (Ealing JC) – Bronze: Emme Simpson (Blyth Juno Michi) and Sophie Rush (Rush Judo)
−70kg:
Gold: Robyn Davies (Ealing JC) – Silver: Zoe Galbraith (Highland Budokan) – Bronze: Hanna Marczak (Judo Sensei London) and Araya Wilson (Pinewood JC)
+70kg:
Gold: Deborah O’Neal (Ealing JC) – Silver: Lilly McGarry (Sportif) – Bronze: Summer Lyons-Ashworth (SKK JC) and Lois Goldie (Pro Judo)
Pre-Cadet Boys:
−34kg:
Gold: Bence Varga (Wirral JC) – Silver: Erinas Aukstikalnis (Relentless) – Bronze: Ethan Gomes (Kangei JC) and Jack Morris (High Wycombe JC)
−38kg:
Gold: Innes Whitelaw (Pro Judo) – Silver: Benjamin Lines (Bishop Stortford JK) – Bronze: Robbie Young (Team AS Judo) and Roibin Gallagher (Southside Judo)
−42kg:
Gold: James Brae (Bradley Stoke JC) – Silver: Jack Deniz (Pudsey JC) – Bronze: Maison Jackson (Moberly JC) and Maximilian Cybulskij (GB Top Team)
−46kg:
Gold: George Rowson (Rush Judo) – Silver: Keir O’Connor (Pro Judo) – Bronze: Tylan Volkan (Relentless Judo) and Aleksandr Bondar (Nippon Club London)
−50kg:
Gold: Ismael Mirza (Judo Sensei London) – Silver: Oscar Zajankauskas (Palavani) – Bronze: Joseph Dewsnip (SKK JC) and William Caldwell (Whitburn JC)
−55kg:
Gold: Kasjan Matyjaszkowicz (Hackney JC) – Silver: Magnus Thompson (Destination Judo) – Bronze: Carlo Pellicci (JC Esprit) and Sage Street (Core Judo)
−60kg:
Gold: Aaryan Sorathia (Moberly JC) – Silver: Jude Buchanan (Sportif) – Bronze: Lorenzo Justino (Tayside JC) and Robert Simpson (Team AS Judo)
−66kg:
Gold: Jake Barr (Bishop Stortford JK) – Silver: Angus Mowat (Highland Budokan) – Bronze: Aaron Sokolowski (Sportif) and Robert Dixon (Bredakwai JA)
−73kg:
Gold: Nikita Goldan (Osterley JC) – Silver: Finley French (Cardiff JA) – Bronze: Charlie Head (Camberley)
+73kg:
Gold: Maciej Aleksandrovic (Judokai Romford) – Silver: Luke Byrne (Camberley)
Pre-Cadet Girls:
−40kg:
Gold: Olivia Smith (Southside Judo) – Silver: Daisy-Mo Hucker (Full Fat Grappling) – Bronze: Grace Wilson (Rush Judo)
−44kg:
Gold: Grace Melia (Tees Valley Judo) – Silver: Hannah Hucker (Full Fat Grappling) – Bronze: Wren Compton (Kingsley School JC) and Hannah McAllister (Pro Judo)
−48kg:
Gold: Daisy O’Brian (Wirral JC) – Silver: Ava-Lucia Hayman (Wirral JC) – Bronze: Layla Illingworth (Middlesbrough JC) and Sophia Austin (Tees Valley Judo)
−52kg:
Gold: Evelyn Doherty (Tees Valley Judo) – Silver: Darcy Davies (Ford JC) – Bronze: Orla Spencer (DNA Craven JA) and Elise King (Bishops Stortford JK)
−57kg:
Gold: Isabelle Davies (Judo Swansea) – Silver: Ella Leung (Kin Ryu JC) – Bronze: Ruby Finney (SKK JC) and Jessica Mozyro (Alpha JC)
−63kg:
Gold: Pelin Ozturk (Ippon Judo London) – Silver: Kayleigh Davis (Sakura JC) – Bronze: Lily Todd (JSC JC) and Elizabeth Smith (Sportif)
+70kg:
Gold: Camryn Carter (Stewart JA) – Silver: Deena Solomon (Ealing JC) – Bronze: Elsie Relph (Tees Valley Judo)
Following the cadets and pre-cadets, the juniors then took to the stage to contend for the national championship.
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