Traveling to Antalya (March 29-31), Turkey, the French judo team continues to gain momentum a few months before the Olympic Games.
Luka Mkheidze encore finalist
Friday, Frenchman Luka Mkheidze (28), selected in the -60 kg category for the Olympics, won a silver medal and confirmed his excellent form. The native of Tbilisi in Georgia now has four consecutive finals (two gold medals at the European Championships and the Grand Slam in Paris and two silver medals at the Grand Slams in Baku and Antalya). In Turkey, Luka Mkheidze won his first four fights before losing in the final, by waza-ari on golden score, against the Russian fighter, under neutral banner, Ayub Bliev.
In the same weight category, the other Frenchman entered, Cédric Revol, lost in the first round against the Tajik Mehrzod Sufiev.
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Walide Khyar in bronze
In the -66 kg category, Walide Khyar won a bronze medal. The 28-year-old Bondynois, starter for the Olympic Games in Paris, won his first three fights before falling in the semi-final against the Japanese Hifumi Abe, Olympic champion in Tokyo and quadruple world champion. The Japanese judoka dominated the category, winning all his fights by ippon.
Facing the Spaniard David Garcia Torne, Walide Khyar was able to remobilize to win the bronze medal.
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Faïza Mokdar continues her momentum
On the women’s side, Faïza Mokdar (-57 kg), gold at the Grand Slam in Paris, won a bronze medal in Antalya. The 22-year-old Frenchwoman lost only one fight, in the semi-final, against the Canadian Christa Deguchi, world number 1. In the -48 kg category, Mélanie Legoux Clément and Anaïs Perrot failed to place.
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2024-03-29 18:58:56
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