Winner of her first two fights without too much difficulty, this Friday in Tel Aviv, Clarisse Agbégnénou was beaten in the quarter-finals of -63 kg by Katharina Haecker, on hansoku-make. That is to say after having received three penalties, the last of which, synonymous with elimination, eight seconds from the gong, for false attack.
Previously, the Australian (8th in the world ranking while the French is 19th) had managed to score waza-ari on a leg action against the French, who is making her comeback in individual, after a break of eighteen months due to maternity.
This return was marked by the absence of a coach on the chair on the side of Clarisse Agbégnénou. The consequence of his refusal to wear the judogi of the official brand of the French team (Adidas). She lined up with an outfit from her personal partner (Mizuno).
The five-time world champion of -63 kg must go through the repechages to then claim to play the match for the bronze medal.
