All eyes of judo followers will be on Doha from May 7-14, 2023. For the first time in the history of the World Championships, Qatar will host the summit of world judo. These 2023 Worlds are capital and particularly awaited fifteen months before the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
With five medals won last year in Tashkent, the French team aims to expand its collection this year. And the Blues have good reason to believe in their chances with many athletes in great shape at the start of 2023 and in all categories. The last Grand Slam in Antalya served as a great general rehearsal with the gold medals of Amandine Buchard, Blandine Pont, Audrey Tcheuméo and Luka Mkheidze, all present in Qatar.
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These Worlds also sound like the great return to business of the double Olympic champion Clarisse Agbegnenou. In the -63 kg category, the native of Rennes will want to put on the overalls for her first major competition since the Tokyo Games and her maternity break. Teddy Riner is also present. The five-time Olympic medalist is aiming for his first World Championship title since 2017.
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Broadcast World Judo 2023: on which TV channel to watch the World Championships?
The 2023 World Judo Championships can be watched live and in full on Eurosport 2, Eurosport.fr and the Eurosport app.
During this week of Worlds, you will find those who are no longer presented for comment: the triple European champion of -48 kg (2001, 2002 and 2009) Frédérique Jossinet and Frédéric Lecanu, also a former member of the France team. of judo.
The competition will also be broadcast by La Chaîne L’Équipe.
Blandine Pont during the Grand Slam of Paris in February 2023
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The program of the 2023 World Championships
Throughout the competition, the preliminary rounds can be followed from 9:30 a.m. on the Eurosport application and Eurosport.fr. The final phases will start at 5 p.m. on Eurosport 2 and the Eurosport application. Subscribe to Eurosport to follow the competition in full and without ads.
- Sunday May 7 : -48 kg (W), -60 kg (M)
- Monday, May 8 : -52 kg (W), -66 kg (M)
- Tuesday, May 9 : -57 kg (W), -73 kg (M)
- Wednesday May 10 : -63 kg (W), -81 kg (M)
- Thursday May 11 : -70 kg (W), -90 kg (M)
- Friday May 12 : -78 kg (W), -100 kg (M)
- Saturday May 13 : +78 kg (W), +100 kg (M)
- Sunday May 14 : team event
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The French engaged in the 2023 World Championships
ladies
- -48 kg: Shirine Boukli and Blandine Pont
- -52 kg: Amandine Buchard
- -57 kg: Sarah Léonie Cysique
- -63 kg: Clarisse Agbegnenou
- -70 kg: Marie-Eve Gahié
- -78 kg: Audrey Tcheumeo
- +78 kg: Romane Dicko and Julia Tolofua
Men
- -60 kg: Luka Mkheidze and Cédric Revol
- -66 kg: Daikii Bouba and Walide Khyar
- -73 kg: Joan-Benjamin Gaba
- -81 kg: Alpha Oumar Djalo
- -90 kg: Alexis Mathieu and Maxime-Gaël Ngayap Hambo
- +100 kg: Teddy Riner
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