2023-11-04 14:46:49
Published on November 4, 2023 at 3:46 p.m. – updated on November 4, 2023 at 3:54 p.m. Marie Mahé
This Saturday, as part of the European Judo Championships, which are currently taking place near Montpellier, Marie-Eve Gahié will be in the running to win the title. Alpha Djalo, for his part, will try to win bronze. On the other hand, Clarisse Agbegnenou will not obtain a medal.
A new final for the French judo team! This Saturday, on the occasion of the European Championships which are currently taking place near Montpellier, Marie-Eve Gahié secured his place in the final. Among the women, in the -70kg category, the Frenchwoman, in pool C, was exempt from the first round. When entering the competition, the Tricolore, world champion in 2019 and European champion in 2022, then beat the Swiss Gioia Vetterli, by ippon. Before continuing with the German Miriam Butkereit. During the quarter-finals, Slovenian Anka Pogacnik suffered the same fate. Just like the Greek Elisavet Telsidou, during the semi-finals. To try to win the title, Gahié will have to beat the Russian Madina Taimazova.
Agbegnenou, the disappointment
In this same category, another Frenchwoman was entered, namely Margaux Pinot. The Habs, European champion in 2020, did not make it past the round of 16, stopped by the Russian Madina Taimazova, who won by waza-ari. Exempted from the first round, Pinot, in pool A, had nevertheless negotiated her entry into the running perfectly well, once morest the Dane Emilie Sook, thanks to a waza-ari. Before then falling in his next fight. In the -63kg category, Clarisse Agbegnenou logically harbored big ambitions. The French sports legend (31 years old), double Olympic champion, six-time world champion and five-time European champion, had started her day perfectly. In Group A, the Tricolore easily passed the first round, once morest the Croatian Katarina Kristo, by immobilization. Before continuing once morest the Finnish Emilia Kanerva. In the quarter-finals, the Frenchwoman ended up falling once morest Laura Fazliu. An opponent she met for the second time, for a second defeat upon arrival. Returned to repechage, Agbegnenou then met the Hungarian Szofi Ozbas. An opponent who beat her and deprived her of a potential bronze medal.
Djalo, a first medal to collect
For men, in the -81kg category, Alpha Oumar Djalo, exempt from the first round, started his day perfectly, once morest the Swiss Lukas Wittwer, thanks to a waza-ari. In the quarter-finals, the 27-year-old Frenchman then got the better of the Bulgarian Georgi Gramatikov, to win Pool D, by hansoku make. In the semi-finals, the Habs then failed to achieve the feat, facing the Georgian Tato Grigalashvili, reigning world and European champion. Despite everything, Djalo will be in the running, later today, for a final fight. In order to get the bronze medal. A first medal for him individually in a major championship. It will be once morest the Belgian Matthias Casse, world number one. In the -73kg category, among men, the European adventure quickly stopped for Joan-Benjamin Gaba. In Pool B, the Frenchman, now only 22 years old, lost in the first round, in the Golden Score and by waza-ari, once morest the Serbian Bajsangur Bagajev.
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