Sisters grapple way to silver

5:06pm Friday 2nd November 2007

WRESTLING sisters Liz and Kelly Kay picked up silver medals from a comeptition in France.

Harper Green schoolgirls Liz, aged 16, and Kelly, aged 14, who were representing Great Britain, both won two of their three fights, but each lost their final match.

The girls, who train with Eddy Kavanagh, at Bolton Olympic Wrestling Club in Wigan Road, Bolton, already have a string of titles to their credit in their respective weight classes.

Kelly has won the British, Scottish and English wrestling titles at her weight for the last five years and has won the Welsh championship for the last two years.

Liz is the English and Scottish champion at her wieght and has previously been an Enlish champion before taking a break from the sport for a year.

Kelly is now regarded as a serious contender for a medal at the Olympics of 2012.

Her father Paul, said: "The girls are doing really well, but it's their coach Eddy I want to thank. He's a superb coach, reputed to be the best in Britain and his work is paying dividends."

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