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Judokas are selected

Gemma Howell and Max Stewart have been selected to represent Great Britain at next month’s European Games in Minsk.

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Wolverhampton Judo Club’s Howell will compete in the women’s under-70kg category, while Stewart – son of 1988 Olympic bronze medallist Dennis – is in the men’s under-90kg event.

British Judo performance director, Nigel Donohue has said: “The European Games is essentially our European Championships, but with the added value that we get to compete under the TEAM GB banner in a multi-sport environment, which is great preparation for Tokyo 2020.”