Agbegnenou fulfills French hopes with victory at IJF Paris Grand Slam

Agbegnenou fulfills French hopes with victory at IJF Paris Grand Slam

A stirring rendition of La Marseillaise sent a happy French crowd into the evening Paris rain on a high dreaming of Olympic success after Clarisse Agbegnenou defeated one of her main rivals for Tokyo 2020 gold, Nami Nabekura, to win the women's under-63 kilograms at the International Judo Federation (IJF) Grand Slam here tonight.