Children from eight local karate clubs took part in the annual Wharfedale Children's Kumite Championships held at Aireborough Leisure Centre, Guiseley.

Clubs from Leeds, Baildon (Seishin Ryu), Otley (Kyojin), Harrogate (Kyojin), Guiseley, Horsforth, Eccleshill and Ilkley took part.

As always the event proved to be an enormous success: with over one hundred children taking part.

The event started and finished on time by using three areas, the eliminations were able to move quickly along.

The standards were particularly high especially as some of the children were competing for the first time.

The results were: Girls yellow/orange belt Under 4ft 4 ins - 1, Drew Hanson (Ilkley); 2, Emily Kerr (Ilkley); 3, Sophie Oldfield (Leeds).

Boys Yellow and Orange Belt 4ft to 4ft 3ins - 1, Connor Thatcher (Ilkley); 2, Liam Scott (Ilkley); Jnt 3, Antony Crossley (Leeds), Joshua Murray (Leeds).

Boys Yellow and Orange belt 4ft 4ins to 4ft 7ins - 1, Ben Wood (Leeds); 2, Matthew Dawson (Horsforth); Jnt 3, Jack Davis (Ilkley), Greg Jennings (Leeds).

Girls Yellow and Orange Belt 4ft 8ins to 4ft 10ins - 1, Poppy Lubia Carmichael (Ilkley); 2, Annabelle Jarvis (Ilkley).

Boys Yellow and Orange belt Over 5ft 6ins - 1, James Buck (Ilkley); 2, Andrew Steval (Ilkley).

Boys Green to Purple belt under 4ft - 1,Jamie Williams (Leeds); 2, Thomas Scott (Ilkley); 3, Toby Earle (Ilkley).

Boys Green to Purple belt 4ft to 4ft 4 ins - 1, William Coates (Ilkley); 2, Daniel McCartney (Leeds); Jnt 3, Junaid White (Ilkley), Lewis Walker (Ilkley).

Boys Green to Purple belt 4ft 5ins to 4ft 7ins - 1,Calum Kerr (Ilkley); 2, Callum Ingleson (Guiseley); Jnt 3, Ben Gibson (Ilkley), Matthew Fossen (Leeds).

Girls Green to Purple belt 4ft 4 ins to 4ft 8ins - 1, Frankie Johnston (Ilkley); 2, Amey Spink (Ilkley); Jnt 3, Hann' White (Ilkley), Georgina Mann (Ilkley).

Boys Green to Purple belt 4ft 8ins to 5ft - 1,Jack Hanson (Ilkley); 2, Callum Bruce (Ilkley); Jnt 3, Ian Hogg (Ilkley), Dane Hill (Leeds).

Girls Green to Purple belt 4ft 10 ins to 5ft - 1,Hannah Hartley (Ilkley); 2, Anna Scott (Ilkley).

Boys Yellow to Purple belt 5ft to 5ft 4 ins - 1, Sam Stinton (Ilkley); 2, Harry Luiba Carmichael (Ilkley); Jnt 3, Robert Hisp (Guiseley), Stephen Ayrton (Guiseley).

Girls Green to Purple belt 5ft 4 ins to 5ft 6ins - 1, India Fearnley (Ilkley); 2, Jenny Mann (Ilkley).

Boys Brown Belt 4ft 6 ins to 4ft 9 ins - 1, Oscar Mitchell (Leeds); 2, Ken Corless (Ilkley); Jnt 3, Andrew Johnston (Ilkley), Ryan Proctor (Seishin-Ryu).

Girls Brown belt 4ft 5ins to 4ft 9ins - 1, Melissa Hargreaves (Seishin-Ryu); 2, Tashina Earle (Ilkley); Jnt 3, Carrie Megan (Seishin-Ryu), Melissa Hodgson (Seishin-Ryu).

Girls Brown Belt over 4ft 9ins to 5ft 2 ins - 1, Jade Delaney (Leeds); 2, Krystal Delaney (Leeds); Jnt 3, Laura Proctor (Seishin-Ryu), Laura Brigden (Eccleshill).

Girls Over 5ft 6ins Open - 1, Charlotte Hatfield (Leeds); 2, Stephanie Ronkowski (Seishin-Ryu); Jnt 3, Kerry Laycock (Ilkley), Jenny Mann (Ilkley).

Boys Brown and Black Belt 4ft 9 ins to 5ft 2ins - 1, Oscar Conway (Kyojin); 2, Lewis Kennedy (Seishin-Ryu); Jnt 3, Liam Swales (Leeds), Declan Tan (Seishin-Ryu).

Boys Brown Belt 5ft 4ins to 5ft 9ins - 1, Luke Chandler (Eccleshill); 2, Ricky Simms (Kyojin); Jnt 3, Christos Aravanis (Leeds), Joe Hollingworth (Leeds).

Boys Black Belt Over 5ft - 1, Marcus Tan (Seishin-Ryu); 2, Chris Proctor (Seishin-Ryu); Jnt 3, Jonathan Gilbert (Horsforth), Matthew O'Donnell (Eccleshill).

Club Rankings for the Wharfedale Championships 2004 - 1, Ilkley 34; 2, Leeds 17; 3, Seishin-Ryu 10; 4, Kyojin; 5, Eccleshill 3; 6, Guiseley 3; Horsforth 2