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She is an outstanding judokate
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Her Olympic title in her pocket, Clarisse Agbegnenou paid tribute to Tina Trstenjak, beaten by the French in the final.
The two judokates, who know each other well after having faced each other on multiple occasions, dedicate a mutual respect illustrated by the superb hug seen on the tatami when the Frenchwoman sealed the fate of the fight on a waza-ari.
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Lying on top of her opponent, who had beaten her in the Rio Olympics final five years earlier, Clarisse Agbegnenou then hugged her twice. Beaten but fair, Tina Trstenjak gave him a long pat on the back. Once standing, the two judokats hugged again, Agbegnenou lifting the Slovenian who had shattered her dream in 2016. “
The day was hard for both of us. Take my revenge five years later, I could not have dreamed of better,
”breathed Agbegnenou overwhelmed by emotion.