The Liégeoise seized with both hands her last chance to win her Olympic ticket by finishing 5th at the World Championships in Abu Dhabi. The Brussels resident narrowly failed. Article reserved for subscribers Journalist at the Sports pole By Philippe Vande Weyer Published on 05/22/2024 at 5:55 p.m. Reading time: 4 min
She only had one big tournament left and she did it! After seeing her participation in the Tokyo Games disappear three years ago due to a torn cruciate knee ligament, Gabriella Willems took a stunning revenge on her fate at the Abu Dhabi World Games.
The great Liégeoise, who once again had to champ at the bit for more than a year due to two new shoulder and knee injuries that occurred last year, which caused her to plummet in the rankings, emerged on the wire in the race to qualify for the Paris Games by brilliantly finishing 5th in less than 70 kg in the United Arab Emirates. A 5th place which will earn her no less than 720 points in the Olympic ranking and should take her from 30th to 22nd place in her category and qualify her for the Olympics.
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2024-05-22 23:27:39
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