JUDO. After more than 18 months without competitions, five judokas from the sport-study program of the Club de judo Saint-Georges took part in the Montreal International Judo Open on November 13 and 14. Of the lot, three of them stood out by winning a medal.
Charline Bourque won the gold medal in the U16 women under 63 kg category. Leah Michaud and William Maheux fought several good fights, each receiving a bronze medal in the categories U16 women under 52 kg and U16 men under 38 kg. Nathan Morin and Justin Rodrigue didn’t win a medal, but they did well in the competition.
The Montreal International Judo Open, a selection competition for the Canadian championships, was the first tournament on Canadian soil since the start of the pandemic. It brought together nearly 600 high-level athletes from Canada and the United States.
Resumption of activities
The Saint-Georges Judo Club took the opportunity to announce the resumption of activities to the public from January 2022. The vaccination passport will still be compulsory to practice judo this winter. General registrations will start from 1is December.
To ensure the financial viability of the club, the teachers agreed to volunteer work. The profitability of activities during the winter session was in jeopardy due to the limitation in the number of participants imposed by the Public Health Department.
