Westwood Karate Club's Shaun Dutton won bronze at a national championship -- just days after being knocked down and injured by a car.

Shaun turned up to the United Kingdom Traditional Karate Federation senior championships in Blackpool with cuts, bruises and a suspected broken foot.

Chop stars - Westwood Karate Club show off their medal haul from Blackpool Picture: MAXINE CLARKE

But, with blood seeping through his karate suit from a graze on his leg, he helped his team-mates Alan Parrish and Mike Gibbons to glory in the men's team event.

Twenty-one club members returned from the event with at least one medal, including gold winners Alan Parrish, Carol Parrish, Marites Tomlinson, Raymond Wong, Helen Martin, Paul Ledger and Lande Fourie.

Published Thursday October 24, 2002

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