Thomas Siniecki, Media365: published on Saturday April 27, 2024 at 11:13 p.m.
The phoenix Audrey Tcheuméo is reborn from her ashes, despite a difficult personal context.
And five for Audrey Tcheuméo, now a five-time European champion seven years after her last title (2011, 2014, 2016, 2017 and therefore 2024), thanks to her success in the -78 kg final against the German Anna-Maria Wagner (ippon). It seems that her non-selection for Paris 2024 – her second in a row after Tokyo – overmotivated her, with successive victories against Nadezhda Tatarchenko in 23 seconds, then the double reigning champion Alina Boehm who had recently won ahead of the Frenchwoman, and then world No. 1 Inbar Lanir to reach the final.
“I decided to have fun”
When she left the tatami, for L’Equipe, she translated this anger into words: “At the end of the fight, I said to myself, you fall seven times, you get up eight times, you must never give up, always stay the course and go forward. I went all the way, I took advantage of the opportunities and I didn’t ask myself any questions. I decided to enjoy being myself and doing my judo. I really enjoyed it.”
Christophe Massina, director of the French women’s team, hails “an example of self-sacrifice”: “She didn’t give up, she stayed in it in the final, she’s a great champion. In this category of -78 kg, we have two great champions with Madeleine Malonga, as in +78 kg. What is important is that we managed to maintain the dynamic. The desire to go for titles is also what the manager noted, who admits a special moment in this Olympic preparation: “There is a need for those who are not selected to perform and move forward. “
2024-04-27 21:21:15
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