Judo, the Olympian Pinot beaten by the coach

Another story of domestic violence in sports. This time it happens in France, where Margaux Pinot judo Olympian in the Tokyo Games and two-time European champion in the – 70 kg category, was attacked and beaten by her partner and former coach Alain Schmitt, recently appointed coach of the French women’s team. . The man, returning from an evening and drunk, arrived at his partner’s house where a fight would have broken out and then degenerated into violence.

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The judoka recounted the dramatic experience to The Parisian: “He was drunk – he confessed to the French newspaper -. It was expected that Alain would pass by me, I would have to accompany him to the airport. Once he arrived he said he would no longer need me and started insulting me”. The man then passed into his hands, and even attempted to strangle her: “I was half asleep – he still remembers -, I didn’t quite understand what was happening but death touched me”. The man also grabbed her by the hair and slammed her to the ground. He banged his nose resulting in a fracture and, in a mask of blood, reached the neighbors who called the police. “He often used to insult me, denigrate me, tell me unpleasant things about my character or behavior. We had violent fights but he never raised his hands.” Alan Schmitt ended up in prison for about 48 hours and will be tried on Tuesday before the Bobigny Court. Margaux was treated at the Avicenne hospital in Bobigny, with a prognosis of 8 days.