2023-05-10 11:12:02
The Frenchwoman, who is aiming for a 6th world title, entered her competition well on Wednesday.
Clarisse Agbégnénou, back at the Worlds after maternity leave, passed the first round of the World Judo Championships on Wednesday in Doha, in the -63 kg category.
The 30-year-old Frenchwoman, present in Qatar with her 11-month-old daughter, won by ippon against the Serbian Anja Obradovic, 30th in the world, after 3 min 45 of combat.
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She faces in the second round the Cuban Maylin Del Toro Carvajal, 16th in the world and recent finalist of the Grand Slam of Tel Aviv. Since her return, the double Olympic champion from Tokyo has competed in two competitions, the first with her club at the end of 2022, then the Grand Slam in Tel Aviv last February.
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