A Great Weekend at the Elite 8 2015

On January 10th and 11^th, 2015 Judo Canada hosted the first ever Elite 8 National Championships in Montreal Quebec. This was an invitation only Canadian Championships. Selection was made by the Judo Canada High Performance Committee and was based on Judo Canada's ranking and point system. Judo Ontario was well represented with 36 U18 athletes and 21 Senior athletes selected.  Judo Ontario’s athletes and clubs had exceptional results on both days.

On Saturday in the U18 age group Judo Ontario athletes received an amazing 6 Gold, 5 Silver and 6 Bronze medals. Additionally, Ontario won the most Gold medals of any province in the U18 age group!  Then, on Sunday in the Senior age group Judo Ontario athletes won a fantastic 3 Gold, 1 Silver and 6 Bronze medals.  Congratulations to all selected Ontario athletes and their senseis.

Special congratulations to Jacob Kendrick for being named the most outstanding U18 male athlete of the tournament and Jessica Klimkait for being named most outstanding 18+ female athlete.

See the Judo Ontario Facebook page for more photos from the event.

Thank you to Aartje Sheffield for providing the photos.