French Championship: Fanny Posvite, the return through the front door

She had not fought since March 1. That day, in Tashkent, Fanny Posvite won her sixth Grand Slam silver medal by defeating the Israeli Inbar Lanir and the Portuguese Patricia Sampaio, respectively 2nd and 3rd at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. in -78 kg a few months later. A competition that Limougeaude experienced in the stands, qualified but not selected as in Rio 2016 then Tokyo 2020.

Legitimate for a place at the European Championships in April, Limougeaude, who has often faced setbacks in her career, was also not selected to aim for a third continental medal.

Met this summer in Paris, while she was on a forced long-term break, she told us that she was embarking on a final season. With “pleasure” as the watchword.

A nine-minute finale

The Champigny member clearly had some fun this Sunday in Chalon-sur-Saône during the French first division championships. Favorite in -78 kg, the quadruple French champion opened the doors to the final by successively eliminating Erb, Debuire, Rubiano and Camara. If, in 2019 in Amiens and in 2022 in Toulon, she found herself facing Audrey Tcheumeo for a national crown, the former resident of the Pôle Espoirs de Limoges faced, this time, Chloé Buttigieg, 27 years old, silver medalist at the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam on October 11.

Between the youngest who completed three competitions in less than nine weeks and the most experienced in search of sensations after a long absence, the duel turned in favor of the oldest. At the end of almost nine minutes of combat, the former member of the Alliance Judo Limoges won the penalties, thanks to her knowledge of combat and by being constantly on the attack despite a condition that was still far from optimal.

Kevin Cao

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