Hamilton teenager wins judo bronze at British schools' visually impaired championships
dailyrecord.co.ukA Hamilton teenager who has been competing in judo for the past six years earned a bronze medal at the British schools’ visually impaired championship, and is sharing his story of taking part in sport with sight loss.Daniel Fiddes claimed third place in his category at the recent nationwide competition in Sheffield, delighting his friends and coaches at Hamilton Judo Club where he has been attending classes since the age of seven.
He is also an inclusion volunteer with the busy club, and appeared on RNIB Connect radio to talk about the sport during the current Mental Health Awareness Week, which this year has the theme of movement.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.
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He said of taking up judo while still at primary school: “We had a session at school where people who ran the judo club came in and held a demonstration, and I really enjoyed it so I started taking classes. “I really enjoyed learning all the different movements and how to do them – it feels really natural to me and every session I finish, I go away happy.
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