When judoka Sandrine Martinet units the Arena on hearth | EUROtoday
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SOn paper, a problem within the form of a (small) mountain. On the tatami, a dedicated, bitter, intense battle. The Arena Champ-de-Mars didn’t make a mistake. Suddenly, a sea of tricolor flags crammed the world. And the enclosure was reworked right into a cauldron. As Sandrine Martinet entered, instantly, the supporters had been so excited that their shouts threatened to knock Marshal Joffre off his horse, whose immense statue – put in there earlier than the development of this nice ephemeral palace – majestically overlooks the competitors stadium.
“Sandrine… Sandrine…” Carried by the gang, the champion believed within the feat. At 41, she wished to win this gold medal so as to add to an already spectacular basket of crowns: she is the one judoka to have achieved the feat of successful 5 medals – on the finish of this match – on the Paralympic Games (she is on her sixth). She had received gold in Rio in 2016 – after silver within the two earlier Olympic Games, why not in Paris? We have the correct to dream, simply to make folks neglect the ultimate misplaced 4 years in the past in Tokyo. We have the correct to dream, particularly after we are combating at residence.
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Originally from Montreuil within the Paris area, the judoka who now lives in Mâcon competed within the B2 class for the visually impaired within the below 48 kilos. She believed in it, even when she knew it will be troublesome. Impossible even. In the entrance row, her household, her tribe one might say, so lots of them – about twenty – shouted their lungs out, in unison with a supercharged Arena.
But in entrance of her, there’s a mountain, so. This mountain is named Akmaral Nauatbek, she is Kazakh. Sandrine is aware of her nicely: she misplaced to her in 2022. And, in addition to, everybody loses to this lady. Nauatbek is 25 years outdated. Above all, she comes from the able-bodied world, and the Kazakh has not misplaced a battle since she began enjoying parajudo. The matter is over in lower than two minutes.
But Sandrine Martinet leaves the tatami to cheers, taking her time, with a smile, to savour her pleasure till the top. She has achieved a feat: she misplaced with panache. And this nice champion nonetheless provides a silver medal to one of many most interesting information in Paralympic sport. Hats off!
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