PETER Morris of LEARN TKD Taekwon-Do (Alton) returned with a silver medal from the ITF European Championships in Tampere, Finland.

The 15-year-old, who only passed his black belt and earned selection for the national team last year, won his medal as part of the junior male patterns team, coached by Alton instructor and national team coach Paul Adams.

Morris was the youngest member of the five-strong team who were narrowly beaten in the finals by Poland. In his individual events, he lost to the eventual silver and bronze medallists from Finland and Germany. But Peter gained valuable experience as a result and was thrilled to return home from his first international with a medal.

He will attend the next selection competition in November to try to secure his place in the national squad for next year’s European Championships in Bulgaria and the World Championships in Ireland.