The French-speaking DT was pleased with the way in which Malik Umayev won the bronze.
Happy, Malik Umayev and Cédric Taymans left the room, arm in arm, after the fight for the bronze won by the young Liégeois on Saturday, in Antalya. After the podium ceremony, the judoka and his coach met at the table to share the evening meal and replay the most beautiful images of the day.
Irresistible against the Bulgarian Martirosyan, the Moroccan Moutii and the Hungarian Ungvari, Malik fell only against the Turkish Albayrak, reigning European champion and world No. 3, before beating, in repechage, the Frenchman Djalo to have the right to compete for bronze with the Ukrainian Manukian, all for his first Grand Slam appearance, which he therefore punctuated with a deserved podium as his explosiveness on the tatami swept away his opponents.
