[Sportsandrec] Fw: USA Judo Breaking News: Myles Porter and Ron Hawthorne Win International German Championships for the Blind and Visually Impaired

[Christella Garcia]

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                  Myles Porter and Ron Hawthorne Win International German Championships for the Blind and Visually Impaired
                   
                  (Colorado Springs, Colo.) - Team USA won two gold medals and six overall on Saturday at the International German Championships for the Blind and Visually Impaired in Schmalkdalden, Germany.   
                   
                  "Our athletes fought very well overall," said Coach Scott Moore (Englewood, Colo.), a three-time Paralympic medalist."This tournament gave them the opportunity to gain experience at the international level against many of the athletes they will face over the next two and a half years.  It also gave us an idea on areas we need to work on leading into the 2012 Paralympic Games."
                   
                  Paralympian Myles Porter (Colorado Springs, Colo. / USA Judo National Training Site at the Olympic Training Center / Boulder Judo Training Center) fought up from the 100kg division where he is ranked fifth in the United States among sighted competitors to win the heavyweight division which included both 100kg and +100kg players... more> 
           
                      
           
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