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Vita and Ryan jet off for world and European championships

in the mixed 470 fleet, which will be the event’s Olympic debut. They added: “In December we had a few camps with world-class coaches which was massively productive, and we feel like we have taken a big step up. In particular, we tackled our upwind technique, pumping, and downwind rocking, which has really boosted our confidence going into this event period.” Vita and Ryan recently announced a new partnership with health and life insurance and investment business Vitality. They also thanked their sponsor Cecil Wright for its continued support. For more information, visit their Facebook page Vita/Ryan 470sailing.

“We left for Vilamoura for pre-worlds training at the start of January and return from Hyeres after the Europeans mid-May. Over the past couple of weeks, we have been doing work on our Cecil Wright-sponsored race boat, getting her ready for four major events, particularly the worlds and Europeans. “We are so grateful to be going into such a critical event period with a new boat where we can have confidence that it will reflect our sailing performance. “We have also just got a new mast, as our other one was bent, so we are now all set up to be the fasted boat on that race track.” Vita and Ryan are aiming to make the 2024 Paris Olympics

competing in four major events. Their schedule starts with a training regatta before they compete at the world championships on 4th March. That’s followed up by the Princess Sophia regatta in Palma, Majorca, on 26th March. They then fly to Hyeres in France for a regatta on 17th April prior to the European championships there on 30th April. The pair, who affectionally refer to themselves as RyVita, said: “We finished UK-based training with a productive Weymouth camp. Now it’s time to test our organisational skills as we have to pack all our equipment for five months abroad.

ROYAL Lymington YC sailors Vita Heathcote and Ryan Orr have stepped up their preparations for the world championships in Villamoura, Portugal. The duo, who teamed up together in 2019, are granted elite athlete exemptions meaning they can travel for training camps and events without quarantining. The World Championships are taking place this year after organisers were forced to postpone the original event – scheduled for 13th March 2020 in Palma, Mallorca – due to the Coronavirus pandemic. After a month-long training camp in Weymouth, they will fly out to Portugal before spending five months on the international circuit

Royal Lymington YC sailors Vita Heathcote and Ryan Orr will compete against the world’s best

Darts

Lockdown success for karate champ Thomas Karate

∙ BRIDGE RESULTS ∙

Mitchell laments BDO collapse

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(4/1) BBO Teams results. Match 1 - Cheetahs 18 VPs: (Pam Appleby, Mike Thacker, Pat Carruthers, and Gerald Moore) vs Antelope 2 VPs: (Beryl Wil- liams, Kate Pocknell, Jasmine Mamode, and Brenda King. Match 2 - Koalas 12 VPs: (Gemma Baker, Wendy Bedford, Liz Puxley, and Richard Puxley) vs Hogs 8 VPs: (Mike Caruana, Jo Phillips, Keith Kensley, Su Kensley). (6/1) Stepbridge Pairs results: 1, Carol Forsdyke and Anne Heathorn, 61.90; 2, Jo Phillips and Hugh Gallacher, 61.56; 3, David Charlton and Mike Caruana, 59.18. Lymington Bridge Club (6/1): 1, Peggy Bennet and Frances Alexander, 64.63; 2, Phil Lovegrove and David Heywood, 63.83; 3, Paul Londesborough and Andrew Bingley, 63.72. (7/1) N/S: 1, Graham Foster and Yvonne Moores, 60.28; 2, Angela Clark and Rob Paton, 57.22; 3, John Taylor and Tony Elliott, 56.39. E/W: 1, Moya Abbott and Muriel Frend, 60.56; 2, Jan and Beverley Weber, 59.72; 3, Sue Boyt and Julia Wood, 54.72. (8/1) N/S: 1, Graham Foster and Franc- es Alexander, 65.81; 2, Muriel Frend and Moya Abbott, 58.55; 3, Sue Boyt and Julia Wood, 57.05. E/W: 1, Philip- pa Bateman and Yvonne Moores, 70.09; 2, Charmaine Flaherty and Vanessa Ainsworth, 64.32; 3, Lynda Grundy and John Taylor, 60.26. Gentle Duplicate: 1, Christine Hills and Elizabeth Turner, 77.20; 2, Diana Stewart and Margaret Porteus, 65.86; 3, Linnie Rea and Naila Webb, 56.48. Turner Bridge Club (5/1): 1, Wolf Grabau and Sue Cook, 63.19; 2, Diana Spencer and Alan Washbourne, 61.81; 3, Judi Martin and Sarnia Jeffrey, 60.42.

FORDINGBRIDGE’S Thomas Klemz has thrived as lockdown forces karate competition online climbing to number two in the world rankings at under-13 level. The Burgate School pupil began learning karate when he was five years old. Seven years later, he holds many national, international and world titles in the kata discipline. Due to the worldwide pandemic, opportunities to compete both domestically and internationally have been curtailed. In response, the World Karate Organisation has held contests online, with competitors recording their katas and sending them to international referees to judge. The competitions are ranked events, which means each win earns points, contributing to a world ranking. Tom has now won more than 70 matches, securing 20 golds, eight silvers and 11 bronze medals while competing against the best karate athletes around the world between the ages of 12 and 16. When his dad was diagnosed with ME and had to stop working, Tom and his brothers had the idea of building a karate dojo at the bottom of the garden to allow Tom to continue training and compete online. The 12-year-old has now enteredmore than 20 worldwide E-competitions since August, and the combined cost has been far less than travelling abroad to one competition. Tom started his karate journey with 6th dan black belt

BRANSGORE darts ace and former world champion Scott Mitchell has spoken of his sadness over the collapse of the British Darts Organisation. This year marks the first with no BDO World Championship since 1977 after the organisation went into liquidation last year following a controversial and ultimately fatal decision to move its championships from the iconic Lakeside Country Club to The O2 in London. Ex-BDO world champion Mitchell said: “It’s really sad. The BDO World Championship was an iconic tournament. It usually took place around the same weekend as the FA Cup third round and had become an institution for the British public to watch. “When you tell people you play darts professionally and you say you’ve played at Lakeside, it’s the same to darts as Wembley is to football. “The place is still sat there, and I hope one day darts and fans can return there on one of the tours.” After the world championships were relocated, sparse crowds and failed promises to players about prize money and sponsorship led to 2020 champion Wayne Warren receiving just £23,000 in prize money. The Bransgore farmer, who won the 2015 BDO event, added: “It was pretty devastating as some of the players couldn’t cover their bills with the small amounts they ended up receiving.

When the news broke, ‘Scotty Dog’ Mitchell went back to his day job on the family Bransgore farm. He has still found plenty of time for the practice board as he prepares to take another crack at the Professional Darts Corporation’s (PDC) Qualifying School later this month. Mitchell, who has a fierce local fanbase known as the Farmy Army, said: “Last year I had only just come off the back of losing in the BDO world championship semi-final, so for the first two days, my head wasn’t really with it. “Hopefully this year, I can try again, as it was all very new last time.”

“Towards the end, a couple of television deals were lost and they became difficult to renegotiate. Without those and not being on mainstream television, it became very difficult to secure sponsorship to cover your expenses. “We were very much on the amateur side of things with how it ended up. It was very much hand-to-mouth and unfortunately, the hands eventually were empty.” In September, the BDO went into liquidation with the United Kingdom Darts Association taking responsibility for the counties who used to play under it.

Thomas Klemz in international action for Great Britain

am pleased he has fantastic parents who support him. With Tom’s success, he remains humble, and I believe he has a huge future ahead of him.” This year the World Karate Championships is in Romania and Tom is hoping to represent his country and bring home a world championships medal. Follow his journey via @seikatsu_kai_official2020 or @ismaauk.uk

and Team GB coach sensei, Shaun Lanham, at Inner Strength Martial Arts Academy (ISMAA). He is now a Seikatsu Kai Karate Associationmember under 6th dan black belt sensei Jonathan Mottram – a three- time Commonwealth champion and Britain’s most successful kata competitor and coach. Sensei Jonathan Mottram said: “I am very proud of Tom’s dedication to karate and I

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