Having registered for her course at the School of Sport & Exercise Science in September 2022, Emily didn’t take long to achieve sporting success and put the Kent Sports Scholarship Scheme on the international map.

Following on from the pandemic, Emily built on her fitness and mat time, to take on the IFT World Championships in Argentina in October 2022. After a few tense days in Argentina, watching her teammates compete, Emily took to the floor and competed in ‘patterns’. With an unfortunate loss, Emily worked with her team coach to channel her energy and focussed on her next round, ‘sparing’. Emily fought four gruelling, intense fights, finally facing off with an Argentinian opponent. Following the fight, Emily’s arm was raised into the air, in front of the whole stadium, as she won the gold medal and World Champion title for a second year!

Emily’s autumn success and 2022 honours did not end in Argentina, after topping the podium, Emily has added more gold to her collection at the ITFU British Championships winning both the Patterns and Sparring categories, securing her rank as #1 in the UK for the ITFU.

Read more about Emily’s journey and what she had to say about her World Championship success in our latest Kent Sports blog post.