Sport, Cyril Catala has been immersed in it from an early age. It was at the age of 5 that this pure-bred Lyonnais discovered judo, more precisely at Judo-Club Lugdunum alongside Roger Bourgery.
Sportsman and competitor at heart, he quickly rose through the ranks. Black belt at 16, member of the Pôle Espoir, he seriously passes the ranks (in) while happily succeeding his state certificate. And it was no real surprise that he embraced the career of a judo teacher in the Saint-Jean Villeurbanne club for several …
