Ellie Howell took her first gold medal title at the Dibcot Open championships, beating some of the best player in the BJC with an “awesome” display of contest judo.

Ellie who took bronze in last year’s competition came back to get the title she missed last year. Coach Doug Seabrook said: “It was a really tough completion but Ellie really performed well, showing a great deal of determination to overcome some of the judo players that beat her last year.”