TWO Muay Thai kickboxers from West Devon Josh Breslin and Charlotte Grey travelled to Antalya in Turkey to compete in the the IFTMA Youth Must Thai World Championships against the best in the world.

The two 17-year-olds were alongside 17 of the most talented youth Muay Thai fighters representing GB in the most prestigious event of the year.

Josh, from Okehampton, started the competition well, beating his first opponent from Uzbekistan in a strong performance but narrowly lost on point in his next fight against a young fighter from Belgium. Charlotte, from Hatherleigh, had her first fight was against a girl from Iran taking an easy victory on points; next up she took on a strong Russian opponent and narrowly missed out on a place in the final by one point but walked away with a bronze medal. 

Both young athletes, who train out of Team Chaos Muay Thai and Fitness Centre in Okehampton and dedicate much of their life to this sport, thanked their coaches Steve Pender and Christi Brereton.

Collectively Team GB walked away with two gold medals, two silver and four bronze, ending at joint eighth place in the world.