Tokyo (AFP)

The French Sarah-Léonie Cysique qualified Monday for the final of the judo tournament of the Tokyo Olympic Games in the -57 kg category and is therefore now guaranteed a gold or silver medal, which will be the third for French judo.

To secure her ticket to the final, Cysique (23) won the golden score against the tournament favorite, the Canadian Jessica Klimkait, world champion and world No. 1.

The Canadian was sanctioned with a third penalty and eliminated.

Cysique will fight for gold against Kosovar Nora Gjakova.

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