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Jessica Klimkait named outstanding female athlete, wins gold at Canadian championship

Klimkait, Valois named outstanding athletes

MONTREAL 芒鈧珺次元官网网址 Judoka Jessica Klimkait was named outstanding female athlete at the Elite National Championship on Saturday after winning gold.

The 20-year-old Klimkait, of Whitby, Ont., went up against Quebec's Ecaterina Guica in the under-57 kilogram final. She secured the gold medal by serving an ippon to Guica, who was a member of the Canadian squad at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games in the under-52 kg category.

"As I prepared for the match, I didn't give too much thought to the fact that I was competing against an Olympian," said Klimkait. "I felt good and I believed I had a good chance. I went into it as I would any other competition and things turned out well."

Jacob Valois was named outstanding male athlete after winning gold in the under-66 kg category.

Arthur Margelidon took the gold medal in the under-81 kg group while 17-year-old Yumi Bellali claimed first place in the under-52 kg group.

"It was important to me to perform well here because this tournament is worth a lot of points and my victory enables me to qualify for the junior world championships," said Bellali, from Pointe-Claire, Que. 

Saturday's other winners included Erin Morgan (-48 kg), Emily Burt (-70 kg), Mina Coulombe (-78 kg), Sarah Perks (+78 kg), Alexandre Dibartolo (-60 kg), Patrick Cantin (-73 kg), Zachary Burt (-90 kg), Shady El Nahas (-100 kg), and Kevin Gauthier (+100 kg).

The Canadian Press





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