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Pinot and Clerget eliminated, no medal for the French

After four days punctuated by as many medals, French judo ended its series on Wednesday. Margaux Pinot suffered defeat as soon as she entered the contention in the 70-kilo category. Axel Clerget was taken out in the knockout stages in the under 90kg category.

With four medals for French judo, we could expect the good streak to continue on Wednesday; This will not be the case with the quick eliminations of Margaux Pinot and Axel Clerget.

Margaux Pinot, who represented a real chance for a medal, was eliminated by the Greek Elisavet Teltsidou in her first fight in the -70 kg category, Wednesday at the Tokyo Olympics. The Frenchwoman, twice European champion in 2019 and 2020, 3rd in the Worlds in 2019, was sanctioned with three penalties in two and a half minutes of fighting and was therefore disqualified.

“It’s a profile that I don’t like at all, I had already lost twice against her. But I had worked hard and there you go, that’s not enough. It’s cruel but it ‘ is the game, she declared after her defeat, obviously very affected. The second penalty I do not understand her. She is the one who kicks me, she is sanctioned but I also take the penalty. Apparently I put one in, but I didn’t quite get it. But she played tactics, she put in impact from the start and that’s what had to be done against me, that’s how it is. that she had beaten me before. “

A first day without a medal for French judo

In the -70 kg category, Margaux Pinot, world number 3, had obtained her ticket for the Olympics at the expense of Marie-Eve Gahié, world number 2. “It sucks because there is work behind it, but it’s the same for everyone,” concluded Margaux Pinot.

For his part, Axel Clerget spent a lap dominating Tajik Komronshokh Ustopiriyon, after a golden score. But the French representative in the under 90 kg category was beaten in the round of 16 by the Dutch Noel Van’t End, world number 2, on the ground after a waza-ari (sweep) in the golden score.

Flag bearer of the French selection, Clarisse Agbegnenou won the gold medal on Tuesday in the under 63 kg category. Amandine Buchard, Sarah-Léonie Cysique and Luka Mkheidze had also obtained a medal before them, respectively in silver for the first two and in bronze for the last city, in the category of less than 60kg. This fifth day in Tokyo will therefore be the first without a medal for French judo.

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