The mayor of Montpellier Michaël Delafosse announced on Friday that the southern city would host the next European judo championships in 2023 as well as the base camp of the Blues for the Olympics.
The city of Montpellier will host the European Judo Championships in November 2023 and serve as a base camp for French judo in preparation for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris, the city, region and federation announced on Friday.
“The European Championships will be held at the Sud de France Arena in Montpellier from November 2 to 5, 2023”said the mayor of Montpellier, Michaël Delafosse, on the sidelines of a visit to the Resource Center for Expertise and Sports Performance (Creps) in Montpellier, where the French judo team is currently on a training course.
“With nearly 700 judokas welcomed, it will be a rehearsal for all the athletes of the continent, and particularly the French, a few months before the Olympic Games (July 26-August 11, 2024) and Paralympic Games (August 28-September 8) in Paris”said Mr. Delafosse, quoted in a press release, in which Carole Delga, president of the Occitanie region, is also delighted to host the competition.
“France Judo is happy to choose Montpellier as the Paris-2024 base camp. The reasons for this choice are justified by the quality of the facilities made available, but also by the desire of the city of Montpellier to promote judo on its territory.“, for his part declared the president of the French Judo Federation, Stéphane Nomis, present Friday in Montpellier.
In 2021, French judokas were the biggest providers of Tokyo Olympics medals for France, with eight podiums, including two titles.
