The lads’s lineup could also be nice, however after we have a look at the ladies’s entry for the 2025 Paris Grand Slam, we’re really taking a look at fairly just a few who medalled within the Olympic Video games a matter of months in the past. Indubitably they now take into account Paris a particular place, however they’re ready and able to rock the stage within the Bercy Enviornment.
Distria KRASNIQI (KOS) already believed Paris to be a spot that introduced her nice luck and nice vitality, the gang fits her completely as she likes to carry out in entrance of an enormous, loud viewers. They actually backed her within the Olympic Video games the place she entered yet one more Olympic remaining, this time leaving with silver in a brand new weight class solely three years after her -48kg gold medal win in Tokyo. Krasniqi has topped the rostrum 3 times already within the Paris Grand Slam, and she or he’ll be hoping to face on prime of the rostrum for a fourth time.
Israel are sending a few of their strongest rivals, Olympic silver medallists, Inbal LANIR and Raz HERSHKO. Within the -78kg class, Lanir misplaced out to long-time rival and buddy, Alice BELLANDI (ITA), and thru her disappointment, nonetheless managed to have fun her silver triumph along with her workforce and supporters within the crowd, and was an exquisite instance of discovering victory in defeat. Equally, Hershko left the Olympic Video games with a silver medal within the +78kg class, and after a gruelling cycle it was actually effectively deserved. Many will word that she is likely one of the smallest within the class, however she is mighty, and the present European Champion will intend to show that this weekend.
Standing on the rostrum with Lanir was Patricia SAMPAIO (POR) who had a stupendous win in opposition to TAKAYAMA Rika (JPN) for the bronze medal, and once more defeated a robust Japanese opponent, HAMADA Shori, for her Tokyo Grand Slam bronze medal final month. Once more within the -78kg class, certainly one of France’s heroines, Audrey TCHEUMEO, shall be competing. Final yr she claimed her fifth European title in 13 years, and unbelievably goes for a seventh Paris title this yr. The double Olympic medallist and World Champion has a a lot totally different outlook on the game since owe debut and it’s permitting her to proceed on her profitable journey.
As for the lighter weights, the house crowd within the Bercy Enviornment will go loopy for Shirine BOUKLI, the Olympic bronze medallist, who may go face to face with Sweden’s youngest Olympic medallist, Tara BABULFATH.
These daring in new classes this week embrace Serbia’s Milica NIKOLIC who’s bounding up from -48kg to likelihood her luck as an -52kg competitor, and from additional afield, Rafaela SILVA (BRA) is attempting once more in -63kg. The double World and Olympic Champion fell in spherical one within the Tokyo Grand Slam to Flavia FAVORINI, nevertheless she is driving proper off the again of an amazing efficiency in Tokyo, a person fifth place however she took her workforce to the bronze medal place for a historic win.
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