2023-05-07 18:23:45
The French judo team holds its first medal! And yet, she did not present herself in the best conditions at these World Cups in Doha. Never mind, the tricolor Shirine Boukli adorned herself with silver, this Sunday, in the -48kg category. After a very good day, she suffered the law in the final from the Japanese Natsumi Tsunoda, now triple world champion.
Here is a new charm to add to the collection of Shirine Boukli, already twice European champion (in 2020 and 2022). But she can’t have any regrets. She even almost experienced a catastrophic scenario from the first seconds of the fight by being immobilized twice, but she managed to free herself, without the Japanese scoring a point. She finally conceded an ippon soon after.
“I’m not disappointed because that’s how it is. I felt great, I was in the final. There are things that are good, it leaves a bitter taste, it sucks but we have to continue on this course. We will still appreciate this silver medal, ”explained the 24-year-old native of Aramon (Gard), after the fight on the L’Equipe channel.
Blandine Bridge fifth
A favorable scenario that would almost make you forget that we went very close to a 100% French final. Unfortunately, Natsumi Tsunoda defeated Blandine Pont, who was also one of the favorites in this category in the semi-finals.
During the “small final”, Pont was opposed to another Japanese, Wakana Koga and started her fight badly with a waza-ari conceded in the first seconds. The 21-year-old Japanese then finished the job quietly with an ippon not even a minute from the fight. A small disappointment for the Frenchwoman, who finished in fifth place.
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