MILLIE Yates is celebrating a gold medal in taekwondo at the recent English Open.

The 13-year-old Sandhurst School pupil fought off stiff competition from some of the country’s top young competitors to land the top prize.

Green belt Millie, from Bracknell, was placed in a five-strong group of fighters of a similar size.

She recorded three impressive victories which was enough to win the gold at the national event in Guildford.

Millie trains at TKBD School of Martial Arts in Bracknell where she is coached by Benji Oxtoby.