This Monday, the selection committee of the French Judo Federation awarded the ninth and last starting place among women for the Worlds in Doha (May 7-14): Blandine Pont was selected in -48 kg (Shirine Boukli l ‘was already). āBlandine won the Paris Grand Slam (4 February) and repeated his performance twelve days later (last Thursday) in Tel Aviv Ā»justified FrĆ©dĆ©rique Jossinet, president of the selection committee.
āAt the top level, it is important to chain performancesāadded the vice-president in charge of the high level. “In the current group, she is the only one not to have participated in the Worlds, with a view to the Olympic Games in Paris 2024, we must give her experience in the biggest competitions”said Jossinet.
Winner in Tel Aviv last Friday, Margaux Pinot will be a reservist (-70 kg), like Madeleine Malonga (-78 kg), second in Israel on Saturday – the holders being Marie-Eve GahiĆ© and Audrey TcheumĆ©o. Pinot was selected for the mixed team event on May 14, as well as Priscilla Gneto (-52 kg) and Coralye Hayme (+78 kg). The men’s selection will be finalized after the Taschkent Grand Slam (March 3-5). Ak.C.