The AccorHotels Arena was filled with judo fans on the last and spectacular day of the 50th edition of the Grand Slam from Paris, which exhibited high-level judo and did not disappoint.
In the category of -90 kg, Mihael Zgankfrom Turkey, used a fantastic transition piece to secure a hold: ippon and gold medal in Paris just a week after climbing to the top of the podium in Portugal.
In -78 kgthe German Anna-Maria Wagner He took first place: his seventh Grand Slam gold.
In the category of -100 kgthe Olympic champion Aaron Wolf defeated Nikoloz SherazadishviliSpanish judoka of Georgian origin, and took another gold medal for Japan
In +78 kgthe French Romane Dicko She won the final in less than a minute on the tatami and was proclaimed champion of Paris with a celebration in style.
And to top it off: the man everyone had come to see, the iconic local judoka, 11-time world champion, Teddy Riner who, with a waza-ari in gold score, took his eighth victory in Paris, a record.
The Paris Grand Slam closes the edition that marks its half-century of history, but the city, the Parisians and the judokas already draw on their horizon the Olympic Games.
2024-02-05 00:38:15
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