Paris Grand Slam 2022: RECAP

The Paris Grand Slam 2022 certainly delivered with tremendous judo over the 5th and 6th of February.

A strong Japanese team was entered and swept up a great number of medals; 7 gold, 5 silver and 6 bronze placing them firmly at the top of the medal table. Next up was the greatly supported host nation of France.

The women took the lions share; 3 gold, 1 silver and 5 out of the 7 bronze medals.

-48kg

1. TSUNODA Natsumi (JPN)
2. BAVUUDORJ Baasankhuu (MGL)
3. KOGA Wakana (JPN)
3. PONT Blandine (FRA)

-60kg

1. NAGAYAMA Ryuju (JPN)
2. JEON Seungbeom (KOR)
3. MKHEIDZE Luka (FRA)
3. PAPINASHVILI Jaba (GEO)

-52kg

1. BUCHARD Amandine (FRA)
2. KRASNIQI Distria (KOS)
3. KOCHER Fabienne (SUI)
3. SHISHIME Ai (JPN)

-57kg

1. FUNAKUBO Haruka (JPN)
2. TAMAOKI Momo (JPN)
3. GNETO Priscilla (FRA)
3. CYSIQUE Sarah Leonie (FRA)

-73kg

1. Lasha SHAVDATUASHVILI (GEO)
2. HASHIMOTO Soichi (JPN)
3. AXUS Benjamin (FRA)
3. TSEND-OCHIR Tsogtbaatar (MGL)

-70kg

1. PINOT Margaux (FRA)
2. NIIZOE Saki (JPN)
3. ONO Yoko (JPN)
3. MATIC Barbara (CRO)

-78kg

1. TCHEUMEO Audrey (FRA)
2. UMEKI Mami (JPN)
3. MALONGA Madeleine (FRA)
3. LEE Jeongyun (KOR)

-78kg

1. TOMITA Wakaba (JPN)
2. DICKO Romane (FRA)
3. KIM Hayun (KOR)
3. TOLOFUA Julia (FRA)

For the European gold medallists; Amandine BUCHARD (FRA), Margaux PINOT (FRA), Lasha SHAVDATUASHVILI (GEO) and Toma NIKIFOROV (BEL) it was their first time taking the Paris title, however for Audrey TCHEUMEO (FRA) it was a different story.

This was in fact her fifth Paris Grand Slam title, and she took this one in incredible fashion against UMEKI Mami (JPN), much to the delight of a fully packed arena.

Of the 14 nations to take medals in this grand slam, 11 were European.

Author: Thea Cowen