A BOLTON martial arts club won 11 medals at the British Championships.

Eight members of Halliwell-based Bolton Dragons earned podium places at the World Association of Kickboxing Association (WAKO) national championships in Birmingham.

They brought back three gold medals, three silver and five bronze in a variety of age groups and weight classes against the best fighters in the country who were all competing for the chance to represent Great Britain in international competition this year.

The club's trio of champions were Jason Morrison (-94k) who also won silver in the masters division -84k, Lewis Morrison (-69k), and Olivia Booth (-42k girls).

Hamza Ashgar took silver in the -28k boys' category and bronze at -32k, and Emaan Ashgar also won silver and bronze in the girls' -37k and -42k, respectively.

The other three bronze medals were won by Evie Nicholson (-28k), Laurey-Jay Morrison (boys' -28k) and Ryan Nicholson (-94k men).