Judo: Romane Dicko European champion of +78 kg for the third time

The world No.1 in her category, individual bronze medalist at the Tokyo Olympics last summer, brings France its third title in this Euro, after those won by Shirine Boukli (-48 kg) and Marie-Eve Gahie (-70 kg).

At 22, Romane Dicko, already European champion in 2018 and 2020, has never lost a single fight in three appearances in the competition.

On Sunday, she bent all her opponents by ippon, being particularly expeditious in the quarter-finals by beating the Polish Kinga Wolszczak in 44 seconds.

In the final against the world No.3, Dicko quickly took the lead on a waza-ari after 30 seconds. 1 min 30 from the end of a controlled fight, she finally knocked down Hershko on a new ippon.

France ends the competition as the best nation with eight medals.

Source: AFP

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