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which left several youngsters needing hospital treatment
happened last Wednesday at the training camp at Jodoigne
More than 150 participants from across Europe were taking part
was hurt in the incident and was forced to pull out of the National Team Championships in Wolverhampton last Saturday
&quot;All of a sudden the doors flew open while we were in the middle of training,&quot; Goldsmith said
&quot;There was a huge gust of wind and I looked around and I saw about six people trying to shut the door
All I heard was a massive crash and the roof came off
I tried to grab my team-mate Kieran's [Davin] sleeve but the wind picked him up and threw him to the floor
a piece of debris hit me in the arm and knocked me to the ground and one of the beams from the roof hit me in the leg
I pushed it off and managed to run down the corridor
&quot;When the storm went over us it left trees across the road but we managed to get to the hospital
I badly bruised my leg and my judo suit was covered in blood from a player of a different country who'd been hit when the roof came off.&quot;
&quot;It was pretty scary: I heard a bang and then saw a coach trying to close the door and he got pulled outside,&quot; he said
&quot;Then the roof came off and smashed and everything was falling
the wall fell down next to me and our coach Colin grabbed me and pinned me to the wall to protect me
&quot;As he picked me up a Belgian player got hit by a block from the wall and had to have 32 stitches
We sprinted towards the corridor and saw George who'd had his leg hit by a beam.&quot;
The coach Eldridge was praised for protecting several youngsters as the venue collapsed around him
&quot;I grabbed Kieran as he came flying past me and rounded up the whole squad but I didn't do anything more than anyone else would have done,&quot; he said
&quot;As it started it was quite scary when I was trying to get everyone together so you can't imagine the relief when I knew I had everyone safe
Eldridge added: &quot;I've never seen anything like it in all my life; the wind erupted and destroyed the building in just a couple of minutes.&quot;
Davin was able to compete in the National Team Championships in Wolverhampton
and was part of the gold medal-winning London team who won in the cadet boys' category
The British Judo Association's performance operations manager
said: &quot;It was quite an ordeal but fortunately all the squad returned back safely on Thursday night.&quot;