For the first time in her young career, Frenchwoman Laura Espadinha (23 years old) tasted the joys of a Grand Slam podium, Friday March 22, in Tbilisi (Georgia). In the -48 kg category, she won the silver medal, beating the South Korean Hyekyeong Lee in the final.
Liparteliani wins at home
In the French clan, she is the only one to have distinguished herself during the first day of the Georgian tournament, out of eight French judokas entered. Richard Vergnes came very close to bronze, in -60 kg. But the Dutchman Tornike Tsjakadoera was the strongest in the fight for 3rd place.
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Laura Espadinha in silver! ????
Our Frenchwoman wins her first Grand Slam medal. ??
Well done Laura! ????#JudoTbilisi #GoLesBleus #FierdEtreJudoka pic.twitter.com/WMEW2PhM3E
— France Judo (@francejudo) March 22, 2024
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That same day, the Kazakhstani Nurkanat Serikbayev (-60 kg), the Russian Ivan Chernykh (-66 kg), the Spaniard Ariane Toro Soler (-52 kg) and the Georgian Eteri Liparteliani (-57 kg) won the medal. gold at the Grand Slam in Tbilisi.
2024-03-22 17:19:19
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