{"id":2524,"date":"2016-11-13T23:27:23","date_gmt":"2016-11-13T23:27:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gmacmartialarts.org.uk\/news\/?p=2524"},"modified":"2016-11-13T23:27:23","modified_gmt":"2016-11-13T23:27:23","slug":"medalists-in-milan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gmacmartialarts.org.uk\/news\/medalists-in-milan\/","title":{"rendered":"Medalists in Milan!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gmacmartialarts.org.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/15079033_1400118316672730_93010839231683253_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2526\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.gmacmartialarts.org.uk\/news\/medalists-in-milan\/15079033_1400118316672730_93010839231683253_n\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.gmacmartialarts.org.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/15079033_1400118316672730_93010839231683253_n.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"960,720\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"15079033_1400118316672730_93010839231683253_n\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.gmacmartialarts.org.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/15079033_1400118316672730_93010839231683253_n-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.gmacmartialarts.org.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/15079033_1400118316672730_93010839231683253_n.jpg\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2526\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gmacmartialarts.org.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/15079033_1400118316672730_93010839231683253_n-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"15079033_1400118316672730_93010839231683253_n\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gmacmartialarts.org.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/15079033_1400118316672730_93010839231683253_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gmacmartialarts.org.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/15079033_1400118316672730_93010839231683253_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gmacmartialarts.org.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/15079033_1400118316672730_93010839231683253_n.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>A small team of competitors travelled to Milan, to take part in the Italian Open Championships on&nbsp;12th November. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Coaches:<\/strong> John McIlvaney &amp; John Munro<\/p>\n<p><strong>Competitors:<\/strong> Lewis McIlvaney,&nbsp;Desi Athanasiadou,&nbsp;Anton McMenemy,&nbsp;Hayden McAvoy,&nbsp;Jay Jervis,&nbsp;Megan Brown,&nbsp;Iain O&#8217;Hare &amp;&nbsp;Jason Munro.<\/p>\n<p>The team travelled out on Friday, landing around 6pm, and made their way straight to the registration and weigh-in, as most had been cutting weight that week to prepare, they were rather hungry, and looked to complete as soon as possible in order to re-hydrate and re-fuel before the next days events. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The tournament venue was split into two halls, one for the children (under 13&#8217;s) and the other for the junior and adult divisions.<\/p>\n<p>The morning saw everyone compete in their respective Pattern divisions, and the afternoon the Sparring. &nbsp;As the last international event of the year and penultimate tournament on the 2016 calendar, our competitors were more determined than ever to bring back the results, and they certainly didn&#8217;t disappoint. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Desi Athanasiadou &#8211; Bronze Pattern<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gmacmartialarts.org.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/15073450_1400115836672978_7358647436916516710_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2525\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.gmacmartialarts.org.uk\/news\/medalists-in-milan\/15073450_1400115836672978_7358647436916516710_n\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.gmacmartialarts.org.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/15073450_1400115836672978_7358647436916516710_n.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"720,960\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"15073450_1400115836672978_7358647436916516710_n\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.gmacmartialarts.org.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/15073450_1400115836672978_7358647436916516710_n-225x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.gmacmartialarts.org.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/15073450_1400115836672978_7358647436916516710_n.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2525 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gmacmartialarts.org.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/15073450_1400115836672978_7358647436916516710_n-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"15073450_1400115836672978_7358647436916516710_n\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gmacmartialarts.org.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/15073450_1400115836672978_7358647436916516710_n-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.gmacmartialarts.org.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/15073450_1400115836672978_7358647436916516710_n.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Anton McMenemy &#8211; Bronze Pattern<\/p>\n<p>Hayden McAvoy &#8211; Bronze Sparring<\/p>\n<p>Jay Jervis &#8211; Bronze Sparring<\/p>\n<p>Megan Brown &#8211; Silver Sparring&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Iain O&#8217;Hare &#8211; Silver Pattern, Gold Sparring<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to all taking part, we now look forward to the last tournament of the year in Newcastle, next weekend.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A small team of competitors travelled to Milan, to take part in the Italian Open Championships on&nbsp;12th November. &nbsp; Coaches: John McIlvaney &amp; John Munro Competitors: Lewis McIlvaney,&nbsp;Desi Athanasiadou,&nbsp;Anton McMenemy,&nbsp;Hayden McAvoy,&nbsp;Jay Jervis,&nbsp;Megan Brown,&nbsp;Iain O&#8217;Hare &amp;&nbsp;Jason Munro. 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