LINKS Karate Kai won medals at the Grand Prix Bielsko-Biala competition, hosted by the Polish Karate Federation.

For the second time, this increasingly popular event was part of the Polish Open International Karate Golden League.

Charlotte Hope struck gold in the Kumite and there were bronzes for Sam Day (two) and Maisie Raymond.

In the Team Kumite, there was a gold for the duo of Hope and Maisie Raymond.

Mitchell Thorpe was the other member of the Links team.

There were some very strong national teams in attendance, including the current WKF world and European champions, in addition to competitors from Egypt, Italy, Sweden, Norway, Germany, Denmark, Turkey, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Australia, New Zealand, Ukraine and Russia.