The Macair Judo Club hosted the Interregional Youth Grand Prix last weekend. An event usually held in a “big city”. For two days, the 899 judokas present competed in five dojos specially set up in the Marie-Josèphe-Hervé room. They came from all the departments of the Pays de la Loire region, but also from neighboring regions: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Centre-Val de Loire, Normandy and Brittany. In detail there were 341 juniors, 264 junior girls and boys, 249 cadets and 45 adapted judo players, i.e. 899 judokas, a record! Last year there were 650.
With 150 members this season, the Macair Judo Club is seeing its membership increase. The commitment continues in the interclubs which allow the youngest to prepare for official competitions; they come back every time with good results. For the 2024-2025 season the Club took up the challenge of organizing, once again, the Young Juniors and Cadets Grand Prix, followed by the junior satellite tournament. Without forgetting the adapted departmental parajudo championship which welcomed 45 participants during the second day.
Four young people from the club won medals, including two gold
Adapted judo is practiced by people with sensory (visual or hearing), physical or intellectual disabilities. The discipline follows the same rules as valid judo, with the exception of the grappling rules. Saint-Macaire-en-Mauges was this weekend the regional judo capital of the Great West. There is no doubt that this Grand Prix constitutes a great showcase for the club and the town of Sèvremoine. There is also great enthusiasm within the club. The Olympic Games have something to do with it!
underlines President Thierry Hamard.
In terms of results, four young people from the club had the chance to get on the podium, including two on the first step. The cadet Mathilda Madrid Caillaud won the gold medal in the category of less than 70 kg and in the girls minimum 1Rif Last year, Lylou Blanco also won in the under 36 kg category. The little boy 1Rif Last year Adrien Bouyer took third place in the over 70 kg category, the youngest Andréas Clémot also concluded his second competition with a bronze medal, after that of Les Herbiers. A great source of pride for the organizing club.
Contact Judo-Club Macairois: Thierry Hamard, tel. 06 83 94 42 51.
