The French Judo Federation has published the selection criteria for the national team for the 2027 Paris Grand Slam, an event scheduled for February 5-7.
Six French judokas have already secured their places as automatic starters based on their results at the 2026 Senior World Championships in Baku.
The selection pathways for the Paris tournament, which will be held over three days, are now established.
The primary route to automatic selection is a top-five finish at the 2026 Senior World Championships in Baku. Six French judokas have met this criterion.
Vice world champions Kaïla Issoufi (-78 kg, Sainte-Geneviève Sports) and Romane Dicko (+78 kg, PSG Judo) secured their places, as did bronze medalists Shirine Boukli (-48 kg, FLAM 91) and Dayyan Boulemtafes (-73 kg, PSG Judo). Sarah-Léonie Cysique (-57 kg, AC Boulogne-Billancourt) and Maxime-Gaël Ngayap Hambou (-90 kg, AM Asnières), who finished just off the podium, also earned automatic berths.
Athletes who win a medal at the upcoming Junior World Championships, scheduled for November 19-21 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, will also be guaranteed a place on the Paris Grand Slam team.
The final criterion for an automatic berth is winning the French National Championships in the first division. The 2026 national championship event is scheduled for November 28-29 in Mouilleron-le-Captif, Vendée. The victors in each weight category from this domestic tournament will earn their right to compete at the Grand Slam de Paris.
The next key date in the qualification timeline is the Junior World Championships in Tashkent, which begin on November 19. Following that, attention will shift to the French National Championships in Vendée on November 28. These events will determine the remaining automatic qualifiers and add more names to the French team roster for the Paris Grand Slam.
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