And one more medal! Judokate Chloé Devictor, born in La Seyne and trained in Le Castellet, became junior European vice-champion in the – 52kg category on Thursday in Prague.
After three victorious fights, she faced Finland’s Pihla Salonen in the final. Surprised after ten seconds by the Scandinavian, who then parried all her attacks, the Varoise was stopped by the referee after a neck grab 1’11 minutes from the end of the fight.
A huge disappointment for the young woman who had checked off the Europes and the Worlds in her 2022 objective grid. The world champion and vice-champion of Europe 2021 will therefore have failed twice in the final for her last year as a junior.
His 14th international medal
Chloé Devictor, who celebrated her 20th birthday on September 8, still signed a new performance on the judo planet and won her fourteenth international medal in Prague.
With its four finals in two years, including the 2021 world title, the Varoise has forged the most beautiful French junior record.For almost 20 years “, whispers Hervé Tarpéa, president of the Var judo committee, in our ear.
Back in dates on its exceptional season.
Mars: she is crowned champion of France junior first division by dominating Alya de Carvalho at the National Institute of Judo in Paris.
May: in Nanterre, during a stage of the Junior European Cup, she won by beating her compatriot De Carvahlo again in the final.
June: she became French team champion with her Flam 91 club (Force Longjumeau Alliance Massy 91).
At the end of the month, she won the bronze medal at the Mediterranean Games held in Oran (Algeria).
August: at the world juniors in Guayaquil (Ecuador), she failed in the defense of her title. In the final, she lost to the Italian Giulia Carna who thus took her revenge on the Frenchwoman who had beaten her at home, in Sardinia in 2021.
September: it was the only title missing from his – already – great junior record, but Devictor lost a second time in the final.