British men asked to step up ahead of European Judo Championships

The next generation of British male judoka get their chance to turn the tide of history at this month's European Championships. Team GB haven't won an Olympic medal in men's judo since Ray Stevens took silver at Barcelona 1992 — five different women have since reached the rostrum. Ad/> Three-time Olympian Ashley McKenzie has carried the flag in recent years and will aim to add to his two European medals in Sofia from 29 April.

JudoRenshall defends Antalya Grand Slam title03/04/2022 AT 14:21 Five debutants will take to the tatami in Bulgaria with the sport’s custodians clearly seized of the urgency for their top male talent to start producing the goods. «We have carefully considered selecting a team that will be competitive and support our aspirations of developing and qualifying both a men's and women's team to medal in Paris 2024,» said Performance Director Nigel Donohue. «Our selected women's team has been hugely successful over the last cycle, consistently placing and medalling at Grand Slams and climbing the world rankings.

»For that reason, there is an expectation that a number of the team will medal in Sofia. «In parallel, it is incredibly important that we continue to develop our men's programme — our European Championship men's team selection reflects a team in transition as we build towards Paris 2024. »All of them have medalled or placed at international level to merit their selection.