The US Orléans women’s team won the Champions League this Saturday, November 26, 2022 in Gogi, Georgia. Orléans beat RSC Champigny 5-0 in the final. Clarisse Agbegnenou, who was making her return to competition, was forced to retire following an injury in her fight against Margaux Pinot. The PGS finished in 3rd place. The PSG men’s team lost its final for the bronze medal.
The next meeting for the mixed team of Us Orléans will be the quarter-final of the Judo Pro League on Wednesday December 7 against Corsica Judo.
The US Orleans team:
Astride GNETO (FRA), Priscilla GNETO (FRA), Lucy RENSHALL (GBR), Margaux PINOT (FRA), Samah Hawa CAMARA (FRA).
Reactions:
Sweat, rigor, the will to perform together, leads to great things! Our women’s team, reinforced by the Englishwoman Lucy Renshall and led by high-level coach Anthony Rodriguez, lived up to its elders who have already marked the history of judo in Europe (12th victory in the European Cup for Orléans ). It’s a source of great pride for us, especially after such a career where we beat the biggest Parisian clubs, Ste Geneviève, PSG and Champigny. Congratulations to the girls and I am very happy for all those who work on a daily basis to ensure that Orléans remains a stronghold of French and European judo. So thank you to the staff, to all our partners and to the city of Orléans, the Loiret department and the center Val de Loire region for their support.
Maëlle Di Cintio, president of Us Orléans
“We are so happy for the team because we wanted to win so much today and of course we are extremely happy with our great performance. It was a difficult day for us but when we won against PSG, we felt said that we had beaten the best team so that everything was possible. Before coming here, our coach, Anthony Rodriguez, told us that we were going to win”.
Priscilla Gneto, Us Orléans
Source : EJU
Women’s ranking
1- US Orleans Loiret LJJ (FRA)
2- Red Star Champigny (FRA)
3- Paris Saint-Germain Judo (FRA) and Sport Lisboa e Benfica (POR)
Men’s ranking
1- Fighter Tbilisi (GEO)
2- Red Star (SRB)
3- Golden Gori (GEO) and Judo Club Stabia (ESP)
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