Friday evening, the judokas of Monistrol Budo, installed in their new dojo, took advantage of the arrival of Cécile Nowak, the first French judoka to win gold at the Olympic Games. It was in 1992.
Young Monistrolian judokas are beginning to get used to rubbing shoulders with Olympic champions. After Guillaume Chaine, last May, Olympic champion in Tokyo, the Monistrolians received the visit of Cécile Nowak, Olympic champion in 1992 in the super-light weight category (-48 kg), a year after her title of world champion. .
France Judo has launched a communication campaign in the different regions of France. Monistrol was the first leg of a marathon tour this weekend. After Monistrol, Cécile Nowak, accompanied by the Ligerienne Magali Baton, former judoka and currently general secretary of the French Judo Federation (she spent her holidays for a long time at “Rochain” in Pont-Salomon), and the delegation, returned to Saint-Etienne.
“Who wants to be an Olympic champion”, asks the champion. Most hands go up. Alongside Professor Jérôme Chazot, she accompanied the course in the new dojo. Since Monday, the martial arts rooms have been accessible
