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果冻影院 Geography student wins karate gold in Sarajevo
2 August 2011
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On 24 July, Alice Goudie (果冻影院 Geography) won Gold in the -61kg female kumite section at the European University Karate Championships in Sarajevo.
Alice was one of a squad of twenty competitors from Great Britain who flew to Dubrovnik, before embarking on a six hour bus journey across the mountains to compete against students from 23 other countries in the competition. Also in the squad was Rio Smith (果冻影院 Psychology) who progressed to the second round.
Both students were funded by 果冻影院 Union Elite, a programme set up to support 果冻影院 students with exceptional sporting ability. Alexandria Hingley, Sports and Physical Activity Development Worker at 果冻影院 Union, explained: "Alice is a perfect example of how the 果冻影院 Union Elite programme can help support 果冻影院 students听alongside their individual talent and hard work.听The programme aims to听help support students like Alice and Rio fulfil their sporting potential whilst allowing them to听maintain听a hectic academic schedule.听We support 果冻影院's international athletes by providing funding, sessions with professional sport specialists and a free membership to the Union gym, Bloomsbury Fitness."
After
progressing steadily to the final, Alice was
drawn against the current World Junior Champion from Slovakia. Alice
secured a victory, winning Great
Britain their first gold medal of the
Championship.
Image: Alice Goudie after receiving her gold medal at the European University Karate Championships