This weekend’s Judo tournament in Prince George will determine the top athletes in the province.
The Provincial Judo Championships are being held at the Northern Sports Centre starting today, hosting close to 400 athletes across the province from ages 8 to senior level.
Prince George Judo Club Vice President, Melanie Holliday said the tournament will have good local representation.
“There’s probably 80 per cent of our club alone, in Prince George Judo Club. It would be at least 100 from Prince George competing at this tournament from ages 8 to senior level.”
Team BC members will also be competing to get qualified for this year’s nationals in Calgary in May.
This is the second time Prince George will be hosting the tournament, with the previous one last year at the Northern Sports Centre, getting support from Viasport, Tourism PG, and Team BC.
Opening ceremonies start today (Friday) at 6pm, kicking off the tournament.
“It’ll start off with the U-8 to U-12, and then shortly after that, probably just after 7:30, they’ll start the Kata, which is another form of Judo. That’s done probably by 8:30 or 9:00.” said Holliday.
The tournament will start again tomorrow (Saturday) at 8:30am, with the public invited to attend both events.
More information can be found on the Prince George Judo Club’s Facebook page here.
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