Northern Ireland judoka Sarah Hawkes hailed the opportunity to represent her country, despite missing out on a Commonwealth bronze medal. Hawkes was beaten by New Zealand’s Sydnee Andrews by ippon just under a minute and 30 seconds into the fight to miss out on a medal. But the Surrey-based fighter reflected that her greatest honour was to fight for Northern Ireland, a rare privilege. “The special thing about it for me is getting to represent Northern Ireland, which I don’t usually get to do,” said Hawkes. National Lottery players raise more than £30million a week for good causes including vital funding into sport – from grassroots to elite.

Source: The Herald August 04, 2022 16:30 UTC