Judokate Clarisse Agbegnenou enters the Grévin Museum
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Double Olympic judo champion Clarisse Agbegnenou, next to her wax statue, immortalized at the Grévin Museum on October 3, 2022. © Edmond Sadaka / RFI
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Visitors to the Grévin Museum can discover the wax statue of the double French Olympic judo champion Clarisse Agbegnenou from this Tuesday, October 4.
A ceremony took place the day before in the presence of the 29-year-old French athlete, born to Togolese parents.
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She proudly poses next to her wax statue.
Clarisse Agbegnenou, double Olympic judo champion, is entering the Grévin museum where she rubs shoulders with other great sports stars such as Teddy Riner, Cristiano Ronaldo and ex-biathlete Martin Fourcade.
“
It's something that I think is not even descriptive on an emotional level, it's amazing.
And to see me in double so well done … There, I take my hat off
, ”said the champion
at the microphone of Edmond Sadaka of the RFI Culture Department
, during the ceremony of presentation of the statue on October 3, 2022.
The public can contemplate the statue the next day, October 4, in the museum created in 1882 by journalist Arthur Meyer and sculptor Alfred Grévin, which welcomes 700,000 visitors each year.
"
I think people can maybe even say to themselves when they come by here, '
wow, but it's really Clarisse
', try to touch me... Everything is successful, there is nothing to say
" , adds Clarisse Agbegnenou.
The statue of Clarisse Agbegnenou is installed in the space dedicated to athletes where she rubs shoulders with former basketball player Tony Parker or ex-biathlete Martin Fourcade.
© Edmond Sadaka / RFI
With five world titles, five European titles and two gold medals won at the Tokyo Games last year, Clarisse Agbegnenou has the best record of French women's judo.
After a break due to maternity leave, she resumed training this summer for the Paris Olympics in 2024.
“
[Cette statue] is still only a small part before the Grail – in any case, I hope so –, and I will give everything to bring this beautiful medal back to Paris
”, hopes the judokate for whom this sport is a vector. of "
respect for each other and self-respect
. "
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