Gemma Gibbons set for British Judo Championships

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Gemma Gibbons

London 2012 Olympic silver medallist Gemma Gibbons will return to action in the British Championships in Sheffield on Sunday.

Gibbons will compete in -78kg category alongside Abu Dhabi Grand Prix silver medallist Natalie Powell and Commonwealth champion Caroline Kinnane.

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GB's Gibbons wins silver

"I'm really looking forward to returning after my time out through injury," said Gibbons.

"It'll be great to return in front of a home crowd."

Paralympic silver medallist Sam Ingram, who was born with cornal distrophy and is visually impaired, will line up against fully sighted judokas in the -90kg categrory as part of his bid to take part in the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Another London 2012 Olympian, Ashley McKenzie, will see action in the -60kg category, while Gemma Howell, who won three World Cups in 2012, goes in the -63kg section.

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