Romane Dicko crowned world champion over 78 kilos, Julia Tolofua in bronze

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Already triple European champion, the Habs won, on Wednesday, the first gold medal of the French team in Tashkent.

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Double blow for the French team at the Judo Worlds. At only 23 years old, the French Romane Dicko won the gold medal in +78 kg, Wednesday, October 12, at the Worlds in Tashkent (Uzbekistan), the first for the French team while her compatriot Julia Tolofua, who she had beaten in the semi-finals, won the bronze medal, the third of the Blue in this competition.

While participating in her first world championships, Romane Dicko swept the Brazilian Beatriz Souza in the final by ippon. “I don’t realize yet but I came for that today,” she reacted to the microphone of the L’Equipe channel. “I am very happy to be able to say that I will have my red bib and my framework at INSEP”. On the eve of the end of the competition, the triple European champion and Olympic bronze medalist brings the first gold medal to the tricolor clan.

After Amandine Buchard (-52) and Manon Deketer (-63kg), the French team also won its third bronze medal in these Worlds on Wednesday. Eliminated in the semi-finals by Romane Dicko, Julia Tolofua (25) rallied in the repechage final to beat the Israeli Raz Hershko to penalties (shido). This is the first medal in an international championship for the cousin of rugby players Christophe and Selevasio Tolofua.

Earlier in the day, Joseph Terhec lost in the third round in +100kg against Tajik Temur Rakhimov. The 25-year-old Frenchman was also playing in his first Worlds, replacing Teddy Riner, who injured his right ankle.

The world championships end on Thursday with the mixed team event. An exercise that had smiled on the French in Tokyo, but it was a completely different collective.


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