Jade takes out judo trophies
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Red Beach Primary School student Jade Tuilaepa, 9, won gold at the 2009 New Zealand Judo championships.
Jade travelled to Palmerston North during Labour weekend to compete at the national event representing Nippon Judo Club.
She won the under-36kg junior girls category.
She also took silver in the junior girls open weight and walked away with two trophies, the Judo New Zealand Outstanding Junior Girls Cup and the Sportsmanship Cup.
Jade has been training for three years under her coach Johan Boschoff.
This year Jade won gold in the Auckland champs and the North Island champs.
- © Fairfax NZ News
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