Overview
- The French team added three medals Friday in Tbilisi, as Manon Deketer took silver at -63 kg and Sarah-Léonie Cysique and Dayyan Boulemtafes won bronze at -57 kg and -73 kg, lifting the tally to seven.
- Following Thursday's opening session, France owned two titles from Shirine Boukli (-48 kg) and Luka Mkheidze (-60 kg) plus Amandine Buchard's silver (-52 kg) and Walide Khyar's bronze (-66 kg).
- Luka Mkheidze, born in Tbilisi, beat Georgian world champion Giorgi Sardalashvili by ippon for his second European crown and dedicated the win to his family in an emotional scene.
- France traveled with 18 athletes without Teddy Riner or Clarisse Agbégnénou as part of a plan set by team manager Frédérique Jossinet to manage workloads before Olympic qualification begins in June and Worlds shift to October in Baku.
- The championships run through Sunday in Georgia, with +78 kg star Romane Dicko seeking a record sixth European title as the squad looks to carry momentum into the points race for Los Angeles 2028.