The judo club of Neuville-sur-Sarthe chaired by Matthieu Duchemin, announces the qualification for the French judo championship in its category of Mathieu Provost.
“Mathieu Provost, 16, is a high school student from Joué-l’Abbé. He participated in the cadet regional championship on Saturday March 19 in Angers, in the +90 kg category. He finishes in 3e place and therefore qualifies for the France 1 championshipre cadet division which will take place on Sunday April 4 at the National Judo Institute in Paris”, explains the president of the club who adds: “After ten years of practice at the judo club of Neuville, he is currently a brown belt and has started to pass UV to get your black belt 1is and.
At the competition level, he is in the weight category of +90 kg which does not present many opponents. Mathieu therefore moved to competitions outside our region to seek experience to prepare for the regional championship in which he finished 3e and which allows him to qualify for the French championship on April 3.
“It is the first time that he has reached this level, and it is also a first in the recent history of the club (this is of course without counting the place of vice champion of France in 2019 of Marine Perdoux in judo adapted).
Of course, we hope that he can go as far as possible. During his trip he will be accompanied by his family and Aurélie Launay, his teacher, will join him to give him advice during this competition. »
