A KENT karate youngster has returned from competition in Italy as three-times international Kumite champion.

Reece Hamilton, from Gravesend, reigns supreme in the 10 to 12-year-old category after picking up first place for individual points Kumite (sparring) at the WTKA World Championships in Marina di Carrara.

The 12-year-old also picked up second place in the individual traditional Kumite as well as third place in the team points Kumite and the team traditional Kumite.

The performances come on the back of successes in the WTKA World Championships team events of the last two years.