A YORK Taekwondo club has attended its first National Championships.

The York All Stars Taekwondo Club was one of 700 teams to travel to the Manchester Velodrome last weekend for a contest which included Olympians Lutallo Muhamed and Jade Jones.

Coach Dave Baugh took part in the advanced veterans 68kg division, and won two fights, knocking out his opponent in the semi final, and taking silver in the final.

Caitlin Murphy, Chloe Garbutt, and Samuel Murphy all took part in matches, Chloe and Samuel took bronze medals, but all lost to the eventual winners on the day. Mr Baugh said: “It was a fantastic performance by the youngsters and I’m so proud of them and look forward to next year’s competition.”