The Frenchman finished on the third step of the podium during the Grand Slam organized in the capital of Uzbekistan.
Even if the Paris 2024 train left without him with the announcement, in his under 60kg weight category, of the selection of Luka Mkheidze, Romain Valadier Picard knows that his career does not end there, he who does not is only 21 years old. And the French judoka perfectly knew how to remobilize by winning the bronze medal this Friday during the Grand Slam organized in Tashkent.
Only beaten in the semi-finals by the Georgian Giorgi Sardalashvili, Romain Valadier Picard bounced back immediately to take third place by dominating Ayub Bliev to end his day with four victories in five fights. A good performance which, in the absence of the Olympic Games, could allow him to be selected for the European Championships (April 25-28 in Zagreb) or better, the World Championships in Abu Dhabi from May 19 to 24. This is the only French medal of the day among the men, Romaric Bouda losing as soon as he entered the fray in the under 66kg category.
