“How do you feel after this success in the +78 kg final against the Chinese Xin Su (ippon), at the Antalya Grand Slam which marked your return to competition seven months after the Masters last August?
It feels good. Enormously. I don’t have the words because it’s been a long time since I’ve been on a competition mat and I’m really looking forward to this day. A lot.
Was it due to the stress of having pain in my right shoulder, operated on last September 8?
Yes, the stress of having pain in my shoulder when I was going to raise my arm. Physically, even though I lacked a little strength in my right arm, I felt good. But I always felt like I was missing something. In the end maybe it was about trust.
After your victory you pointed to your head, to say that it was also mental?
Mentally, I was ready. My friends have been there a lot these last few days. I cried like crazy all week because I was afraid of not doing well and it ended well, I’m happy.
Does this victory for your return allow you to digest the non-selection for the Olympics, place going to Romane Dicko?
It’s true that it’s good for morale. Compared to what I experienced.
Coming back and winning allows you to turn the page?
Yes, even if turning the page will be difficult, especially since the Olympics are taking place in Paris, if it had been elsewhere it would have been more practical (laughing). I don’t worry too much about it anymore, I prepare what I have to prepare.
You have been selected for the European Championships (April 25-27 in Croatia) and the World Championships (May 19-24 in Abu Dhabi), two great titles to be won, right?
I intend to go for these famous titles this year. We will say that this Grand Slam launches the sequel. »
2024-04-01 16:59:49
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