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Sport Godalming is a Registered Charity
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Elizabeth Ng
Fencing Successes
Having won gold whilst fencing for England at the Senior 5 Nations in June, 19 year old Elizabeth Ng in her last year as a Junior, went one better for a double podium position at the annual British Senior National Championships 2010 held in Sheffield on the weekend of 24th/25th July, where she won the individual women's foil silver on Saturday in a field of 67 women, winning all her fights, bar one in the final against GB's 26-year-old Natalia Sheppard.
Her next major competition will be fencing for England at the Senior Commonwealth Fencing Championships in Melbourne in early October 2010.
‘Sports for All’ Day 23 May 2010
at the Rugby Club
featured in Surrey Advertiser
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Sport Godalming
working hard to promote
our members' activities at local shows
Godalming Town Show June 2010
Picture courtesy of Phil Kemp
Cash Boost Such GR-EIGHT News
Olympic yachtsman George Skuodas (back centre)
with Adelle Tracey, Chris Scott, Robyn Bignell, Nikki Barlow,
Matt Welch, Elizabeth Ng and Nicky Thompson
They were all awarded full £700 grants from Sport Godalming's Go for Gold scheme, aimed at supporting the area's brightest prospects for 2012.
Canoeist Matt Welch, fencers Elizabeth Ng and Nikki Barlow, discus thrower Chris Scott, para-dressage rider Nicky Thompson, 800m/400m runner Adelle Tracey and synchronised swimmer Robyn Bignell all received their grants from former Olympic yachtsman George Skuodas at a special ceremony held at Prior's Field School.
The eighth recipient, kayak paddler Paul Wycherley, was unable to attend as he is currently warm weather training in Australia.
A further four very talented athletes with 2016 as their targets, Matthew Shorrock and Mary Fenton-Jones both sailors, Ryan Webb ice hockey player and Alek Makucewicz a fencer each received £100.
Matthew Shorrock, Mary Fenton-Jones and Alek Makucewicz
Article by kind permission of The Surrey Advertiser. Pictures courtesy of Phil Kemp.
GOLO donates to Go for Gold
GOLO's Joy Poulter with chairman David Anderson and
Go For Gold athletes (from left) Adelle Tracey, Matt Welch and Robyn Bignell
Joy Poulter presented a cheque for £500 to David Anderson Chairman of Sport Godalming from GOLO, The Godalming Lottery. This is their second donation and the athletes were able to thank GOLO on behalf of Sport Godalming for their generosity.
Picture courtesy of Phil Kemp.
Go For Gold Featured in Round & About Magazine
April 2010
Read article HERE
European Success
for Godalming's Savate Club
James Antill (left) and Rachel Shore with GB coach Martin Ross
Two members of the Spectrum Savate Club based at Broadwater School Gym were selected to represent the UK at the European Championships held in Spain for 'assaut' style Savate with Martin Ross who runs the local club as the GB National Coach. The event attracted fighters from all over Europe including Spain, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal Slovenia, Serbia, Belgium, Finland and Croatia
Both fighters, James Antill and Rachel Shore, reached the finals and came away with very worthy silvers and some fancy titles:
James Antill
James Antill is now officially titled as the Vice European Champion and was awarded the Silver medal in the men's 70kg - 75kg category.
Rachel Shore
Rachel Shore is now officially titled as the Vice European Championne and was awarded the Silver medal in the women's 60kg - 65kg category.
Congratulations to them and to Martin Ross as their coach here in Godalming.
Pictures courtesy of Martin Ross
