Scarborough martial arts star Jocelyn Dixon wins national award
Scarborough martial arts star Jocelyn Dixon (12) has won a national Everyone Active Champions award for her excellent achievements over the past 12 months.
Jocelyn has been on the Everyone Active Champions scheme over the last year which has given her free access to gym activities and mentoring advice.
To get onto the scheme, she had achieved gold medals success at World Champion level in a variety of martial arts but has also helped to coach additional needs youngsters in kickboxing.
Rising star Jocelyn competed at the ICO World Championships in Swansea last October as part of the England team/Desapline Martial arts.
She competed in karate, taekwondo, Wushu, extreme forms, team weapons and team traditional karate, and earned two gold medals, two silver medals and two bronze medals.
On Thursday February 19 she attended the Everyone Active Champions mentoring and Awards day at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield, getting advice from Olympic athletes on nutrition and sport psychology.
The event was hosted by Team GB’s double world 110m hurdles champion Colin Jackson at the English Institute of Sport Sheffield on Thursday February 19.
Ten awards are presented each year to athletes from across the country and Jocelyn won the Highly Commended Community Athlete of the Year which she is thrilled about.
Jocelyn said: "Being on the Everyone Active Champions scheme was very helpful and I was able to access the gym to train.
"I have met many great athletes who have given me lots of information to help me with my future training and I hope to continue and improve."
Proud mum Lisa Dixon said: "Jocelyn works hard at everything she does and loves to help others so getting this award was such a boost to her in terms of her confidence.”
Last month she competed in Manchester with her cheerleading team (East Coast Tigers) and continues to train martial arts in her own time at Desapline Martial arts where she also helps coach additional needs kickboxing.