Danny Williams feels 'ignored' by GB

The Shrewsbury fighter had his dream of competing at the Olympic Games in Rio ended at last weekend's Kazakhstan Grand Prix.

Williams represented Great Britain at London 2012 and won gold at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

He needed to win the final qualification event to make the Team JB judo squad for the Games, which is to be announced at the end of the month.

He lost in the second round to Nyam-Ochir Sainjargal. Regardless of the eventual outcome, Williams feels he fought well again.

The 27-year-old said: "I wouldn't change anything as I feel I fought well, judo is just a cut-throat sport.

"The only frustration I have is that I feel, if I was given the regular opportunity to fight at the biggest events, it wouldn't take me long to bring home the top three finishes.

"I have been improving every year and have the competitive results to back that up.

"I have been almost completely ignored and unsupported by British Judo's Performance Management team this entire Olympic cycle.

"I've been selected for one tournament outside of the UK in four years when others of far less competitive achievements have been getting eight to 10 per annum.

"I'm not asking for a football wage or anything like that, just the regular exposure of the highest level events so I can test and hone my skills against the worlds best."

Williams is now looking to take a break from international competition before pushing towards the Tokyo 2020 Games.

He added: "I shall, for the next few months, take a small step back from international competition and concentrate on my finances and studies."

Nobody from British Judo was available for comment.