Paris (AFP)
Margaux Pinot was crowned European judo champion in -70 kg after defeating Dutchman Sanne Van Dijke in penalties in the final, as part of the European Games, Sunday in Minsk.
In total, Pinot, up from -63 kg to -70 kg last year, won four of his five fights penalties, including three in the golden score (the additional time after the four minutes of fighting).
This is the third medal of the European competition for French judo, after the gold medal won by Clarisse Agbegnenou in -63 kg earlier, and the bronze won by Amandine Buchard in -52 kg the day before.
Marie-Eve Gahié, vice-world champion in the -70 kg, she failed at the foot of the podium, beaten successively in the semifinals, then in fight for a third place.
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