BRITISH champion Jacob Barnett of Quest Taekwondo had to be content with a silver medal after withdrawing in the second round of the senior -74kg advanced final due to injury at an international masters event in Germany.

The Leeds Beckett University student won his first three bouts (21-9, 14-6, 11-6) in the Nordrhein-Westfalische Taekwondo Union event in Bonn, defeating two Germans and, in the semi-finals, Andorran national athlete Jorge Gonzalez.

However, the Baildon teenager was not the only one representing his village club – which was established in 1989 by seventh dan Mike McKenzie, who was taekwondo sport manager at the London Olympics.

Barnett was joined by Quest's next generation of athletes, including 12-year-old Titus Salt School pupil Rebecca Weir of Baildon and 13-year-old South Craven School pupil Liam Burdock from Silsden.

Weir, a first poome black belt who has been a member of Great Britain's cadet development squad since 2013, lost 10-4 in the last 16 of the

cadet -37kg advanced category.

Burdock, also a first poome black belt, lost his quarter-final 16-10 in the cadet -33kg advanced section.

Weir, who trains regularly with Barnett in Baildon and McKenzie in Penistone, also spends time in Manchester, where she will train this weekend with the Great Britain Academy squad.

While there she will also take part in a demonstration at the Grand Prix 2015 Series Three, where the world's top 32 from each Olympic weight category will compete, aiming to acquire further ranking points in their bid to represent their respective countries at the Rio Olympics.

Weir is particularly excited as her heroes, Olympic champion Jade Jones and world champion Bianca Walkden, will be competing.

Burdock, meanwhile, recently returned from Korea after being selected to compete at the 2015 World Children's Taekwondo Culture Festival.

Selected by Mackenzie to represent the club as part of a European team, the ten-day trip included taekwondo training, cultural visits and a competition in the impressive Taekwondowon T1 Arena.

Burdock impressed his hosts with a solid performance against an experienced Korean athlete to win gold in his weight division and went on to visit Kukkiwon, the World Taekwondo Federation's headquarters.

"Going to Korea was a really great experience – and it was even better that I won gold," he said.

Their next competition is the Quest Open on Sunday, November 15 – a British Taekwondo ranking tournament hosted by Quest at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield.

Quest Taekwondo train at Titus Salt School in Baildon on Tuesdays and Thursdays (7-8.30pm). More information is available from Barnett on 07510-774011 or www.questtaekwondo.org.