Judo: Euro defeat for Danny Williams
Shropshire judo ace Danny Williams has tasted disappointment at the European Judo Championships in Russia.
Williams, who turned 27 earlier this week, had a belated celebration yesterday when he opened his -73kg campaign in Kazan with victory over Frenchman Cedric Bessi.
But the Commonwealth Games champion's hopes of glory were punctured with defeat in round two to home hope Denis Iartcev.
Williams, from Shrewsbury, has hit on a novel solution to remove the last few ounces when sweating down to competition weight – he covers his whole body with thick cocoa butter before going into a sauna.