Stewartry judo star Sean Allan has won another gold medal.
Sean, a member of Castle Douglas Judo Club and former winner of Stewartry Sports Personality of the Year, won the gold medal at the recent Open European Intellectual Impairment Championships, organised by the European Judo Union.
Sean was competing in the Level 2: 81kg category after a close contest in the final, with his opponent receiving a hansoku-make (penalty) for head diving which secured the winner’s medal for the judo ace.
This was another huge achievement following his gold medal at the Special Olympics last year as it was Sean’s first official trip outwith the GB team and he continues to excel in adaptive judo. He also won bronze in another competition on Saturday in Venray, Netherlands.
It has been a memorable week for the Allan family, with Sean’s brother Steven being named JudoScotland’s Young Coach of the Year. The prestigious accolade is part of the JudoScotland Coaching and Volunteering Awards.
The 22-year-old is currently studying for his Lifeskills (NQ) @ SCQF Level 3 at the Dumfries & Galloway College’s Dumfries campus — a course designed to build students’ confidence, enhance life skills, prepare them for independent living, employment skills and increase personal and social development.
Joanna Campbell, principal and CEO, Dumfries and Galloway College, said: “We are thrilled to see Sean win another medal on the international stage. His hard work and dedication to the sport is certainly paying off and everyone at the college is immensely proud of him.”