Los Angeles 2028 | Judo | Rugby | Amandine Buchard joins Stade français to lead a double Olympic project

Judoka <a href="https://www.archysport.com/2022/01/the-calm-before-the-storm-judo-news/” title=”The calm before the storm – Judo News”>Amandine Buchard, bronze medalist at the Paris Games who dreams of participating in the Los Angeles Olympics in judo and rugby sevens, is joining Stade Français to carry out this double Olympic project, the club announced on Friday.

Amandine Buchard “thus joins the Judo section of the Stade Français Omnisport and the Rugby section” explains the club in a press release, adding that Stade français “will support him humanly, sportingly and financially”.

“Since our first discussions, the club immediately showed sincere interest in my dual project, combining my passions for judo and rugby”explained the sportswoman, quoted in the club press release.

Individual silver medalist in Tokyo and bronze in Paris in the -52 kg category, the 29-year-old judoka announced this summer after the Olympics that she wanted to lead a double project with a view to Los Angeles 2028, by lining up both in judo than in rugby sevens.

Amandine Buchard, who played rugby in her youth, left the PSG judo section this summer, with whom this project was not compatible, she explained at the time.

She will play part of the season with the Rugby Club of Noisy-le-Grand – Marne-la-Vallée, in Fédérale 2 (4th division), a partner club of Stade français with which she started playing last weekend .

“She will have a dual license allowing her to also play with the Pink Rockets”the Stade Français women’s team, specifies the club. Amandine Buchard “will therefore benefit from the sports infrastructure at Jean-Bouin and will soon begin its first training sessions” with the Pink Rockets.

The Pink Rockets play in Elite 2, the 2nd national level, after being relegated last year. The team includes two players from the French rugby sevens team who participated in the Games in Paris, Anne-Cécile Ciofani and Camille Grassineau.

A six-time world medalist in judo, Buchard is also a double European champion.