Wednesday afternoon, in the Insep dojo.
At only ten months old, already solid on her feet, little Athena frolics on the tatami.
It must be said that she has something to hold on with for mom Clarisse Agbégnénou, five-time world champion and double Olympic gold medalist in Tokyo in 2021 in the under 63 kilos and by teams.
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This does not grant him any privileges, quite the contrary.
Thus, on February 17, she made her return to international competition in Tel Aviv without her coach on the chair, and with frozen federal financial support.
The reason ?
She had refused to wear the official judogi of the France team, preferring that of her personal equipment supplier.
A star whim?
Not really the kind of the Agbégnénou house, which then simply wanted to have the same advantage as a certain Teddy Riner.
Since 2017, the ten-time world champion has enjoyed a special status, further reinforced in…
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