LIVE – Clarisse Agbegnenou at the Olympics: a superb ippon for a place in the semi-finals! The day live

Clarisse Agbegnenou is in the semi-finals of judo at the Paris Olympics. In the -63kg category, the Frenchwoman, reigning Olympic champion, started off with difficulty then gained momentum to wipe out Kosovar Laura Fazliu with an ippon. The semi-final will take place from 4 p.m.

The essentials

• Clarisse Agbegnenou is on her way to try to retain her Olympic title in -63kg at the Paris Olympics this Tuesday, July 30, 2024!
• The Frenchwoman qualified for the semi-finals after a superb victory in the quarter-finals against the formidable Kosovar Laura Fazliu.
• His day began with a difficult start against the Israeli Gili Sharir, 2nd in the 2023 European Championships, concluded with a golden score on waza-ari. Same sanction but at the end of regulation time only for the Brazilian Katleyn Quadros, erased in the 8th final.
• The Frenchwoman lived an atypical Olympiad, making her return in 2023 after maternity. Her last months were more difficult but she is still one of the favorites, carried by her 6 world champion titles and her two Olympic titles (individual and team in 2021).

Live

14:16 – It's the midday break in judo, the final phases awaited

See you at 4 p.m. for the rest of the day in judo. Clarisse Agbegnenou is in the first women's semi-final on the program, against the Slovenian Andreja Leski. This fight will be preceded by the repechage table allowing to go for the bronze medal.

Magnificent, Clarisse Agbegnenou clears the Fazliu obstacle with style with a superb ippon after only 1 minute and 30 seconds of combat. The Frenchwoman is gaining momentum and earning herself a place in the semi-finals of the Olympic Games! This is what will impress her opponents, starting with the Slovenian Andreja Leski, whom she will face in the semi-finals.

Clarisse Agbegnenou enters the tatami for a major clash against the Kosovar Laura Fazliu.

13:22 – Korean Kim also goes out

It's over at the top of the table for Korean Jisu Kim, who was knocked out in the quarter-finals by Croatian Katarina Kristo, 22, who is having a great day in Paris a few months after her 2nd place at the Paris-Bercy Grand Slam. In the 2nd quarter-final, Mexican Prisca Awiti Alcaraz also continues her fine run by eliminating Austrian Piovesana. Now for the clash between Canadian Beauchemin-Pinard and Slovenian Leski. The Agbegnenou fight is the last quarter-final on the program.

13:01 – Fazliu, a big player on the way to the semi-finals

Laura Fazliu is currently ranked 3rd in the world rankings (Agbegnenou is 6th). She took 3rd place in the last World Championships in Abu Dhabi (like Agbegnenou) and 3rd place in the 2023 European Championships. The Kosovar then beat the Frenchwoman in the quarter-finals on a waza-ari that was included in the golden score.

13:01 – Fazliu, a big player on the way to the semi-finals

Laura Fazliu is currently ranked 3rd in the world rankings (Agbegnenou is 6th). She took 3rd place in the last World Championships in Abu Dhabi (like Agbegnenou) and 3rd place in the 2023 European Championships. The Kosovar then beat the Frenchwoman in the quarter-finals on a waza-ari included in the golden score.

12:56 – New big test in the quarter-finals for Agbegnenou

While the top of the table has rather opened up with the eliminations of the Japanese Miku Takaichi and the Polish Angelika Szimanska, the bottom of the table where Clarisse Agbegnenou appears remains formidable. As expected after the draw, the Frenchwoman will face the Kosovar Laura Fazliu for a place in the last four.

With three seconds to go, the Frenchwoman finally finds the opening and scores a decisive waza-ari. The last seconds tick by. Clarisse Agbegnenou reassures herself and is in the quarter-finals in -63kg. The quest for Olympic gold continues.

12:47 – The Brazilian penalized twice

Clarisse Agbégnenou took the upper hand. More incisive and creative than in the first round, she puts the Brazilian on the back foot. Quadros has already two shidos à his assets, we are approaching the end of the fight.

Clarisse Agbegnenou begins her round of 16 against à the Brazilian Katleyn Quadros. It's time to step up the pace to reassure yourself and reach the quarter-finals.

12: 22 – Fazliu advances to the quarter-finals

Announced like a scarecrow on the road to Clarisse Agbegnenou (&on condition of (to reach the quarter-finals), Kosovar Laura Fazliu has just defeated China's Jing Tang on three penalties and advanced to the quarter-finals. She is waiting for Agbegnenou or the Brazilian Quadros. The Frenchwoman is going to get on the tatami.

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12:13 – Three more fights before Agbegnenou's round of 16

It's through for the Austrian Piovesana! Time for a clash between the Canadian Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard and the Hungarian Szofi Ozbas. There will then be two fights left (those of the podium contenders Andreja Lesji and Laura Fazliu) before Clarisse Agbegnenou's round of 16.

12:11 – Two sensations already in the round of 16!

Japanese Miku Takaichi has just been eliminated by Croatian Katarina Kristo, ranked 12th in the world! The same end of the road for Polish Angelica Szimanska, eliminated by Mexican Prisca Awiti Alcaraz, ranked 18th in the world! Szimanska was the reigning vice-world champion and bronze medalist at the 2023 European Championships.

11:43 – Ketleyn Quadros, an old reference against Agbegnenou in the 8th finals

The Brazilian is a regular on the world circuit since she is 36 years old and has notably won an Olympic medal… in Beijing in 2008! She was then competing in the -57kg category and moved up to the higher -63kg category in 2020.

11:42 – The Brazilian brought out her special to challenge Agbegnenou

The Frenchwoman, who had more difficulty in the first round, knows what to expect. Katleyn Quadros is in good shape and has landed two sumi-gaeshi in a row in less than two minutes of combat. This projection is used in particular in the men's heavyweights. A certain Teddy Riner has long made it one of his favorite holds.

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It's the big day for Clarisse Agbegnenou! Three years after his title à Tokyo, synonymous with the first Olympic gold medal and consecration for a judokate who had won the Olympic Games. all other possible titles, the Frenchwoman returns to battle this Tuesday, July 30 in the -63kg category. But the situation has changed. A maternity ward passed by there and the return &agrav; training after the birth of her daughter Athena was a success. complicated. If she won a new world title in 2023, the last few months have been very challenging. more difficult with highs and big lows like his 7th place at the European Championships followed by a 3rd place at the last Worlds. Far, far from its stranglehold on the category for many years.

Ranked 6th in the world before her Olympics, Clarisse Agbegnenou has a difficult draw from her first match against the Israeli Gili Sharir, silver medalist at the European Championships and 3rd in 2022. Her victory opens the door to the round of 16 but the rest of the day promises to be tough! Kosovar Fazliu, who has already beaten her, can quickly follow. beaten or the Canadian Beauchemin-Pinard. Very big chunks on the road to a new Olympic title…

The express biography of Clarisse Agbegnenou

Clarisse Agbegnenou was born to parents of Togolese origin on October 25, 1992. She was therefore 31 years old when she competed in the Paris Olympics. Clarisse Agbegnenou's childhood was marked by illness and difficulties. Born very prematurely with her twin brother Aurélien, Clarisse spent the beginning of her life in an incubator for four weeks and had to undergo an operation due to a kidney malformation. She even fell into a coma for seven days. As a child, even though she was often sick and hospitalized, she fought and ended up tormenting the boys in the primary school playground. Encouraged to judo by her school principal and her parents while she was doing athletics and dancing, the French woman found her way and a way to channel her energy.

She joined the Asnières Martial Arts Club at the age of 9, then joined the French team center at the age of 14, in Orléans, where she continued to torment the boys, but this time on the tatamis. Crowned French junior champion -63 kg in 2009, she joined INSEP and the Judo Club Escales Argenteuil, at the age of 16 and a half. Clarisse Agbegnenou won her first international gold medal at the European Championships in 2013. The first in a long line. Crowned with her titles of world champion and European champion, she arrived at the Rio Games in 2016 with the firm intention of winning the gold medal, but lost in the final to Slovenian Tina Trstenjak. After the Games, she joined the Red Star Club (RSC) of Champigny-sur-Marne. Since then, the French judoka has reigned supreme in her -63kg category. She has collected four additional world champion titles, three European titles and was obviously the favourite for the Tokyo Olympics, where she was designated flag bearer for the French delegation alongside gymnast Samir Aït Saïd. Having left Tokyo with two gold medals (individual -63kg and team), she took a break from her career to give birth to a little girl Athéna in 2022. She made her return to the tatamis last year and gleaned a sixth title of world champion in 2023 before failing at the European championships (7th) and then taking 3rd place at the 2024 World Championships. Clarisse Agbegnenou is also very involved in the associative field and is notably the patron and ambassador of the association SOS Préma.