Day two of the International Judo Federation (IJF) World Championships in Doha, Qatar, saw the first GB judoka in action as Charlie Young (Ryecroft Judokwai; Paul Young) was in action in the -66kg category.

Following some impressive performances on the European circuit, Young recently made the step up to the world stage.

Drawn in Pool A, Young had a tough opening round contest against 2017 World Championship bronze medallist, Tal Flicker (ISR).

Both judoka picked up a shido in the opening exchanges before Flicker forced Young to the edge of the mat and produced a shoulder throw to register a waza-ari score as the contest neared the midway point.

In the closing stages of the contest Flicker picked up a second shido but Young was unable to register a score or force a third shido to progress in the contest.

Day three will see two GB Judoka in action in the -57kg category as World 2017 bronze and 2018 silver medallist Nekoda Smythe-Davis (Ealing Judo Club; Jo Crowley) makes her return to the World Championship stage, facing Daria Kurbonmamadova (AIN) in the opening round. Whilst 2022 Masters 7^th place finisher, Lele Nairne (Bradley Stoke; Pete Douglas), makes her second World Championship appearance. Drawn in Pool A, Nairne will face Thauany-David Capanni-Dias (ITA) in her opening round contest.

You can watch all the action from the Doha World Championships LIVE at judotv.com each day.