5th Fountain in Jerusalem
JUDO. Yesterday, at the conclusion of the Jerusalem Masters, an international competition bringing together the world’s 30 best in each category, Léa Fontaine failed at the foot of the podium in the +78 kg category. Beaten in the quarter-finals by the Turkish, Kayra Sayit, the world No. 6 in the category recovered in repechage (against the Georgian, Sophio Somkhishvili), until reaching the final of the consolation table. Unfortunately, she bowed there against the local, the Israeli, Raz Hershko, following three penalties, by ippon.
Claire and Richardson victorious
HANDBALL. During the 15th day, the last of the year 2022, the Pays d’Aix UC went to win in Saint-Raphaël (31-34). Nicolas Claire, the Provençal captain, did not weigh in the game. The Aixois are 6th in the championship before the international break and the European championships, which are held in January (13-30) in Hungary and Slovakia. A competition in which Melvyn Richardson should take part. But before finding the Blues in training, the right-back enjoys a few days of rest, after having concluded with a victory in Nantes (33-37) the Champions League. The 25-year-old left-hander had not been effective there (2/6). Currently in our latitudes, Edson Imare also enjoyed victory in the Finnish championship last weekend, against the BK46 (35-30). The Saint-Pierrois back scored 7 times.
The Cavigal Nice for the TBB
BASKETBALL. Winner of the Fuz’Elipse de Cavani, in Mayotte, at the beginning of December, the Tamponnaise BB discovered, yesterday, its opponent for the 1/16th finals of the Coupe de France. And the least we can say is that the task promises to be almost impossible for the girls of Romuald Tami-Tabeth, who will travel to the South of France to challenge the Cavigal of Nice, club of N1F. A mountain given the level gap between the two teams. But also a great experience for Julie Lebian’s teammates.
Hamilcaro quitte l’ASCDTS
FOOT-FIST. Eliminated in the quarter-finals of the last European Muay-Thai Championships, in Antalya, Turkey, in the middle of the second half of 2022, Hassan Hamilcaro, one of Reunion’s pearls in kickboxing, announced his departure from his training club, the Association Sportive et Culturelle De Terre-Sainte. “Magnificent adventure so far, but like a rocket, it’s time for me to break away from a few parts because it’s difficult for his last to accompany me to high altitudes!”, Wrote the latter on social networks. On the way back, after an injury contracted in Turkey which had prevented her from boxing during the Run Night Trophy for the WKN European belt, the Saint-Pierrois is currently training with the team led by Malik YongFong.
