![Joan-Benjamin Gaba (-73 kg) espère remporter un premier titre européen individuel après deux médailles de bronze. [SAVO PRELEVIC / AFP]](/cdn-cgi/image/onerror=redirect,width=640,height=640,format=webp/https://storage.googleapis.com/uploads.mongoosehq.com/url/media/124259277/8a09b1d2b7f1af3e1bdb09d4f97c5b4bab2fa48259a0ad3382877815c1b6e21b)
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.