Welsh Judoka Natalie Powell and Gregg Varey have been selected to compete at the 2022 Senior European Championships, to be held from 29 April – 1 May 2022. The Welsh Judoka are amongst 17 British Judo athletes selected for the championships being held in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Starting on the 29th of April, the three-day Senior European Judo Championships, the jewel of the EJU calendar, will be hosted in the Arena Armeec. The prime event will follow the Antalya Grand Slam this weekend as well as an EJU OTC in Tata, Hungary where our top athletes will find some final preparation. 

At the age of 33, Gregg Varey makes his European Championship debut in the -66kg category after the Welsh judoka Varey was crowned British Champion in 2021.

Natalie Powell will compete in the -78kg category. Powell already has three European bronze medals to her name and will be looking to add to her collection at the end of the month.