FEB 2005

Silver Medal for Ruairi Dougal at British University Karate Championships

Moville Martial Arts Expert Ruairi Dougal put in an excellent performance in his first competition of 2005, since being injured at the Irish Championships at the start of December, to take silver in the minus 80kg at the British University Karate Championships in Walsall, Wolverhampton at the weekend.

There were 64 competitions in Ruairi's category and he had to win 6 fights to get to the final. Ruairi said, " I was so delighted to win the semi final in these circumstances as I've always dreamed about making a come back from three points down in a crucial match to win and I will always remember this achievement."

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