Medal succes for North Wales quartet at the Commonwealth Karate Championships
*Pictured above - Brothers Ioan and James Beards - who both won prestigious medals for Wales at the Commonwealth Karate Championships in Glasgow. Medal success for North Wales quartet at the Commonwealth Karate Championships Report by Don Hale. coastandcountry.blog. donhaleblog.blogspot.com/2026 Several North Wales athletes - including two brothers - celebrated medal-winning success after competing for Wales recently at the Karate Commonwealth Championships in Glasgow. Ioan Beards won a prestigious gold medal in Para, and his elder brother James Beards was also on top form and he too deservedly won a bronze medal in his Under 21 age category. Meanwhile, colleague Emmanuel Major won a silver medal in the Junior age category. This trio are all from the Llandudno dojo, whilst their Welsh teammate Ben Hughes, is part of the club’s Shito Ryu Wales team, and he received a bronze in the Kumite category. Emmanuel has now been nom...