LIVE – Clarisse Agbegnenou at the Olympics: bronze, her 4th Olympic medal

Clarisse Agbegnenou, beaten in the semi-final by the Slovenian Andreja Leski, consoled herself with the bronze medal won against Austrian Lubjana Piovesana in the -63kg category this Tuesday at the Paris Olympics.

The essentials

• If the Clarisse Agbegnenou's broken dream flew away in the semi-finals of the Paris Olympics, the Frenchwoman knew how to won the bronze in -63kg by beating the Austrian Piovesana in the small final.
• The Frenchwoman was beaten in the semi-final with 15 seconds to go by Slovenian Andreja Leski, winner on waza-ari.
• She won her 4th Olympic medal after silver in 2016 and gold in 2021, completed by team gold also in Tokyo.

Live

It's going well! Clarisse Agbegnenou wins on ippon after less than two minutes of combat on harai-makikomi and wins the bronze medal. This is the 6th medal for French judo in these Paris Olympics.

17:55 – Card for Agbegnenou

First shido of the fight for Agbegnenou who struggles in the first minute.

17:54 – Piovesana attacks hard

With the crowd cheering, Clarisse Agbegnenou tries to take the lead but is more on the defensive in this early fight.

17:53 – Here we go for the small final!

Clarisse Agbegnenou enters the tatami for the small final. Objective bronze medal for the Frenchwoman!

17:43 – Bronze, the only metal missing from Agbegnenou's Olympic collection

She would have obviously wanted gold, her stated goal before her Olympics, but Clarisse Agbegnenou has the opportunity in a few minutes to win a bronze medal that would complete an already well-stocked Olympic record with silver in 2016, gold in the individual and team events in 2021. That is already three Olympic medals…

17:39 – Clarisse Agbegnenou's small final is coming

There is only the men's -81kg grand final left before the fight for the bronze medal. Clarisse Agbegnenou must face the young Austrian Lubjana Piovesana. The Frenchwoman is the favorite to win the Olympic bronze.

It's over, Andreja Leski goes to the final and eliminates Clarisse Agbegnenou. There will be no new gold medal for the Frenchwoman who will have to remobilize to go for the bronze medal.

17:04 – Video following a movement by Leski

Ouch! Waza-ari for Leski 15 seconds from the goal who finds the opening. The referees award the point to the Slovenian.

17:03 – Nice attack by Agbegnenou one minute from the end

No point for Agbegnenou after this maneuver! Leski gets hit with a box (shido).

17:02 – Box on both sides

In a closed fight, Clarisse Agbegnenou and her opponent get hit with a box (shido).

17:01 – No opening after 1 minute and 30 seconds

Few openings for the hour on both sides, the guard holds are disputed. Clarisse Agbegnenou struggles to destabilize Andreja Leski.

17:00 – The tactic is clear

Judo of movement for Agbegnenou against a more comfortable judo on the ground for the Slovenian. The situation seems simple. Easier said than done do évidement…

4 minutes of combat to reach the -63kg final.

16:59 – Agbegnenou climbs onto the tatami

Andreja Leski, 7th in the world, 27 years old, enters the first room in a boiling room won over to the cause of Clarisse Agbegnenou.

16:56 – Fazliu wins in golden score, place & Agbegnenou

Laura Fazliu wins in golden score on waza-ari and joins the final for the bronze medal. It will be time for the great semi-final of Clarisse Agbegnenou against the Slovenian Andreja Leski.

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