Destination Champions League for Paris Saint-Germain Judo

Paris Saint-Germain Judo will be taking part in the Champions League, the major continental competition between clubs, on Saturday 21st December in Montpellier (France). 12 judokas will make up the mixed team of the Rouge et Bleu delegation, which won the women's title last year.

The Champions League format is changing this year, bringing together male and female athletes in a mixed competition, as is the case in major international events.

The group that will be defending Parisian colours in this tournament is made up of 6 women and 6 men. The recent Olympic mixed team champions, Romane Dicko, Marie-Ève Gahié, Walide Khyar and Alpha Djalo, are all part of the Paris squad.

The Rouge et Bleu will be accompanied by coaches Damiano Martinuzzi, Baptiste Leroy and Nicolas Mossion.

All the events will take place on Saturday 21st December at Montpellier's FDI Stadium.

A total of 11 French and European clubs will be taking part in the competition, including Judo Club Red Star Belgrade and Golden Gori Judo Club.

Last year, Paris Saint-Germain Judo won gold for the women and bronze for the men at the event held in Belgrade (Serbia).

Earlier in its history, the Club has already shone in Europe with a team title (1995) and two runners-up finishes (1997 and 1998). The team from the capital was led by David Douillet, double Olympic champion in 1996 (+95kg) and 2000 (+100kg), Cécile Nowak, Olympic champion in 1992 (-48kg), Frédéric Demontfaucon, world champion in 2001 (-90kg), and the current President of the judo section, Djamel Bouras, Olympic champion in 1996 (-78kg).

Paris Saint-Germain's Champions League squad: Faiza Mokdar (-57kg), Priscilla Gneto (-57kg), Walide Khyar (-73kg), Tatsuki Ishihara (JPN, -73kg), Margaux Pinot (-70kg), Marie-Ève Gahié (-70kg), Alpha Djalo (-90kg), Sanshiro Murao (JPN, -90kg), Romane Dicko (+70kg), Coralie Haymé (+70kg), Aleksa Mitrovic (+90kg) and Alisher Yusupov (UZB, +90kg).


About Paris Saint-Germain Judo

Founded in 1970, Paris Saint-Germain is the most successful club and sports franchise in France and one of the top clubs on the European stage. Owned by Qatar Sports Investment (QSI) since 2011, the Club has achieved spectacular results on and off the pitch. Led by its football first team, Paris Saint-Germain is an all-round, forward-thinking sports club with Esports, judo, women's football and handball teams.

Since September 2017, Paris Saint-Germain Judo has become the Club's 5th sports section. A new challenge for which the club from the capital has teamed up with multiple French champion, Teddy Riner, three-time individual gold medallist at the Olympic Games and eleven-time world champion. Under the guidance of coaches Damiano Martinuzzi, Nicolas Mossion and Baptiste Leroy, the judo section's elite squad also boasts some of the greatest French talents of their generation: Romane Dicko, Marie-Ève Gahié and Margaux Pinot in the women's section, and Luka Mkheidze, Walide Khyar and Alpha Djalo in the men's section.

Beyond the sporting aspect, Paris Saint-Germain is committed to creating a positive social impact through PSG For Communities, with the intention of allocating funds and proposing initiatives dedicated to empowering disadvantaged young people.


CONTACTS 

Matthieu Brelle-Andrade 
Head of Omnisports  
Press Communication 
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+33 6 52 53 74 13

Philippine Goery
Omnisports  
Press Communication 
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+33 6 41 66 71 44

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