2024-02-04 20:53:02
A Hitchcockian scenario. While the -78 kg category is the only one of the six women’s categories not filled for the Olympic Games, the suspense could last a little longer between Audrey Tcheuméo and Madeleine Malonga, despite the latter’s bronze medal, this Sunday, February 4, at the Grand Slam of Paris. “I am proud of this day, of this medal, I went to get it,” she reacts. The Paris Olympic Games are on our minds every day, it’s difficult. Today, I knew that it was a selection stage, and it was important to me to be present. »
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In the middle of the day, the two French women, direct competitors for the only Olympic ticket, were beaten within a few minutes of each other in the quarter-finals, before facing each other in the first round of the repechage. A fight between two girls who have difficulty coping with their endless competition and which turned to Malonga’s advantage. Without there really being a fight, Tcheuméo having received three warnings in one minute and a half, compared to two for his French competitor. A deluge of penalties, not always justified, which led to the stopping of an important match in the race for Olympic qualification.
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