Photos of his swollen face had gone around the web. Less than three months after her violent argument with her ex-husband and trainer, judoka Margaux Pinot is making a sparkling return to competition.
A courageous victory at the Paris Judo Grand Slam
The Franche-Comté has indeed won the Paris Judo Grand Slam this Sunday, the most famous tournament in France, in the -70 kg category. She won the final against the Japanese Saki Niizoe. A victory at Bercy under the eyes of some 7,500 spectators this weekend, in a POPB far from being full. It was Roxana Maracineanu who presented him with his trophy, the sports minister who declared herself “very very moved by this victory” on social networks.
The ex-companion of Margaux Pinot had been released
And a fine example of resilience also for the 2020 European champion who filed a complaint on November 28 against Alain Schmitt, his ex-companion and trainer, who was released, a court decision which had outraged the world of judo but also more widely, on social networks. The prosecution appealed the decision.
In total, France has granted itself 11 podiums including 3 gold medals after Amandine Buchard’s title on Saturday in -52 kg and that of Audrey Tcheuméo on Sunday in -78 kg.