1. Frenchwoman Clarisse Agbégnénou (in white), exhausted and incredulous, at the end of her fight for the gold medal in women’s judo -63 kg against Slovenian Tina Trstenjak.
2. In tears almost immediately at the end of the fight, she fell into her opponent’s arms, for a respectful hug between the two champions.
3. “It is the realization of all these years of work, pain, sorrows, smiles, joy, love, hate… It is the journey of a lifetime. It is beautiful, frankly, “dropped the gold medalist.
4. “To make a final like a rematch of five years ago, I could not have imagined better,” launches the champion, five years after leaving the Rio Olympics with the silver medal.
5. Those close to Clarisse Agbégnénou rejoice after her victory.
6. From left to right on the sofa: Joris, his brother, Victor, his father and Ahcène Goudjil, his former trainer.
7. Clarisse weeps with joy in the arms of her coach, Larbi Benboudaoud.
8. With this title, Agbégnénou completes an exceptional record, which also includes five titles of world champion and as many European champion.
9. “In Japan, in our category, it’s nice to have the first French anthem,” says Clarisse, here on the podium, listening to the Marseillaise.
10. “She’s such an incredible athlete,” declared Clarisse Agbégnénou fair play about Slovenian Tina Trstenjak (left) who had deprived her of gold five years earlier.
