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“I’m aiming for the gold medal or at least a medal! » Not one to hide behind her kimono, Manoah Dumont shows off the color before the French 1 championshipsre judo division, this weekend, in Chalon-sur-Saône.
Fallen back to 14e place in the French ranking, the former student of Guillaume Avril, who will compete on Saturday in the under 66 kg category, would see himself doing it again in 2022. Still a junior at 18, the Sojaldicien won the silver medal at general surprise.
His progress had been stopped dead by injuries. Initially slowed down by pubalgia, he suffered a broken ankle during the last French championships, in November 2023.
Two screws in the ankle
“I injured myself on 1is round. I won my 2e fight with three ruptured ligaments but I was hit again in the quarter-finals. The referee decided to stop me,” regrets the 20-year-old judoka.
While doctors hoped for a recovery without surgery, he was unable to avoid a trip to the operating room at the start of the year. “I was a little disgusted to have lost three months for nothing,” grimaces the former PSG judo resident, now fired from Blanc-Mesnil, who returned to the tatami mats at the end of the summer with two screws in the dowel. “It doesn’t bother me. I don’t have any mobility problems,” he reassures.
With her morale pumped up, Manoah Dumont takes philosophically on all these troubles which disrupt her early career. “I took advantage of my convalescence to take some time for myself and take stock of what was wrong. »
He watched dozens of videos to perfect his technique. And took advantage of this forced stop to strengthen these adductors which caused him so much pain. “An injury is never wasted time. It allows you to mature. »
Not kept by Insep
Exhausted by the frenetic pace of Insep, Manoah Dumont is not unhappy not to have been retained by the Vincennes wood champion factory. “I have more personalized support in my club. I manage training load and recovery better. »
The “revanchist” Charentais wants to prove that he can get back on the train towards the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028. He was able to measure himself during the European Cup in Prague, on September 28, and Malaga, on October 12, where he completed a lap each time. “I needed to get my bearings,” explains Manoah Dumont, who will not be seeded on Saturday and is therefore preparing to face an entry-level player.
With the exception of Walid Khyar, 4e of the Paris Olympics, all the headliners in the category will be present in Chalon-sur-Saône.
Harvent and Bamana-Kibiti absent
Operated for a ruptured cruciate knee ligament in December 2022, Keziah Harvent (19 years old) is struggling to recover from this serious injury. The Charentais de Saint-Gratien, trained at La Couronne, will not participate in the French championships. “My knee came back to bother me in June during qualifications,” explains the French cadet champion under 90 kg (2022), who returned to competition. Originally from Claix and licensed in Sainte-Geneviève, Marven Bamana-Kibiti (21) is out due to a recent shoulder dislocation.
