Local Life - Wigan - July 2018

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Teen’s karate dreams
A young teen from Orrell has been
chosen to represent England at an
international karate competition.
After a gruelling selection process Danni Williams
has been given a place at the Helsinki Karate Open.
The 13-year-old will fly out with her team to Helsinki
in August for the prestigious tournament, which is
the biggest karate competition in Finland.
Mum Janet couldn’t be prouder and is now
fundraising to help get her daughter to the
championships on August 18.
“It is absolutely amazing,” said Janet, a mum-ofthree.
“Danni has only been doing karate for five years so
to be part of this competition is fantastic. I am so
proud of her, she works so hard.”
It all started when Janet attended a gym session
at Total Fitness and Danni watched a karate class
going on at the time – from that moment she was
hooked.
“She was obsessed with it,” said Janet, 52.
“She has won umpteen awards; her room is covered
in trophies. She came second in the British Karate
Federation 4 Nations Championships, winning
silver for the 12-13 year-old category. Last year
she won the Sports Achiever Award at the Greater
Manchester Sports Awards.”
Danni trains with Musuko Karate Academy in Leigh
three times a week and also travels to Barnsley to
train with the karate England coach.
Her passion for the sport has never dwindled, even
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