Paris squad named for French team championships

17 athletes will represent Paris Saint-Germain Judo at the French 1^st Division team championships, which are set to take place on Saturday 27^th and Sunday 28^th May in Laval, Mayenne.

The capital club, who are the current holders of both the women’s and the men’s titles, will take 17 judokas into the competition, including recent World Judo Championships medallists Teddy Riner (who won gold in the men’s +100 kg) and Amandine Buchard (who won bronze in the women’s -52 kg), as well as Romane Dicko, Marie-Ève Gahié and Alexis Mathieu (who each won silver in the mixed team event).

As part of their preparations for the competition, the Paris Saint-Germain Judo squad will take part in a training camp from today, Monday 22^nd May, until Wednesday 24^th May in the department of Essonne, just south of Paris.

Les Rouge et Bleu will be joined by their three coaches: Nicolas Mossion, Julien Boussuge and Florent Urani.

The men’s team event will be held on Saturday 27^th May, starting at 09:00 CET, whilst the women’s team event will take place on Sunday 28^th May, also starting at 09:00 CET.

In May 2022, Paris Saint-Germain Judo did the double in this competition, as both its women’s team and its men’s team were victorious at the Grand Dôme in Villebon-sur-Yvette.


THE PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN SQUAD FOR THE FRENCH TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS:

Women’s team: Amandine Buchard (-52 kg), Mélanie Vieu (-52 kg), Martha Fawaz (-57 kg), Lili Nguyen (-63 kg), Clara Wentzler (-63 kg), Marie-Ève Gahié (-70 kg), Juliette Diollot (-70 kg) and Romane Dicko (+70 kg).

Men’s team: Benjamin Gomes (-66kg), Driss Masson-Jbilou (-66kg), Bastien Jenner (-73kg), Arnaud Aregba (-81kg), Alpha Oumar Djalo (-81kg), Eniel Caroly (-90kg), Alexis Mathieu (-90kg), Teddy Riner (+90kg) and Khamzat Saparbaev (+90kg).