There was no second French gold medal in these world judo championships this Friday in Doha, Qatar. Two days after the coronation of Clarisse Agbégnénou in the under 63 kg category, Audrey Tcheuméo lost in the final by ippon against the young Israeli Inbar Lanir (23), in the under 78 kg category.
It’s still a nice return to the fore for the 33-year-old Francilienne, even if she could not win a second world title, 12 years after the first. The bronze medalist at the London Olympics in 2012 and then silver four years later in Rio had not competed in the planetary competition since 2018, because she was supplanted in her category by Madeleine Malonga.
The Olympic champion beaten in the quarter-finals
This Friday, Tcheuméo, also quadruple European champion, signed an exemplary course until this lost final, in particular by dominating without discussion the Olympic champion in title, the Japanese Shori Hamada, in quarter.
Her semi-final against the Dutch Guusje Steenhuis was marked by an incident (she hit her head against a billboard during the fight), ultimately not serious.
Saturday, it will be the turn of Teddy Riner (+100 kg) to try to get his 11th world title, which would be the first male side for the French camp in Qatar.