“I had a fantastic mandate! » Pure Stéphane Nomis (53 years old) when we ask him if he would do anything again from his first mandate as president of the French Federation of Judo and Associated Disciplines (FFJDA). Elected on November 22, 2020, with 59.99% of the votes ahead of the list carried by Jean-Luc Rougé (in place since 2005), this private sector entrepreneur (Ippon Technologies) is running for his own succession.
“I’m running because I want to continue to modernize the Federation, in four years we don’t have time to do everything, with my team”estimates Nomis. What does he credit? “The federal budget increased from 25 to 40 million. We had 350,000 licensees when I arrived, we are going to exceed 600,000. We have almost 400 new dojos, we won ten medals at the Olympic Games in Paris. We have accomplished a colossal amount of work, particularly regarding violence. »
On the other hand, the creation of the Pro League, a competition intended for clubs, has not necessarily convinced, particularly the clubs, the majority of whom believe that it costs them much more than it brings them in. He replies: “Why do they keep signing up then?” Nobody forces them. » PSG judo, where a handful of French internationals are licensed (Teddy Riner, Romane Dicko, Margaux Pinot, Marie-Ève Gahié, Alpha Djalo…) did not bother with that.
