Yuliia Kurchenko

Ukranian judoka moved to Camberley training full time and competing Internationally in the -78KG weight category, sponsored by Carly and Luke to be in the UK for 3 years.

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Yuliia Kurchenko is from Kyiv, Ukraine. She has dedicated her life to judo and due to the war in Ukraine she has now joined Camberley Judo Club.

Yulia is Ukrainian National Champion, she won Bronze at the Junior European Championships in Prague and Gold at the Junior European Cup in Prague. She has several other placings and results at both National and International level. Yulia meets the Ukrainian National Team but needs to self-fund flights and travel costs.

Yulia is also in full-time education and works at Pennyhill Park on the weekends. Any support will be greatly appreciated.

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Camberley Judo Club

For over 25 years Camberley Judo Club has been one of the UK’s top judo clubs. Totally unique in the UK, we have programmes for everyone from children through seniors to elite athletes competing at international level. Camberley Judo Club has perfected the balance between a friendly, recreational social judo club and a full time high performance elite judo training centre. Whether you are a youngster or adult looking for fun and fitness or a serious elite judoka looking for that winning edge we can cater for your training needs. For elite players, we offer full time and part time training. You can join our full time programme or simply come and stay with us to help prepare for tournaments. We offer you the chance to train with some of the world’s top judo players. The full time group's record of success includes many Olympians, including London 2012 Olympic Bronze Medal winner Karina Bryant, three junior world titles and medallists in several senior world championships. Double Olympian Ashley McKenzie and European bronze medalist.

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