Walide Khyar did not get bronze this Saturday at the Judo World Championships in Budapest. The Blues end the day without a medal.
He was the last hope of medal this Saturday for the French clan. After the defeats of Amandine Buchard (-52 kg women) in the round of 16 and Daikii Bouba (-66 kg men) as soon as she entered the running, Walide Khyar could hope for bronze. Dominated in the quarter -finals by the Japanese Takeshi Takeoka, the Habs had a chance of a medal. Following his victory at the draft against the Emirati Bayanmunkh-who had beaten Bouba-Khyar had an appointment against the 30-year-old judoka, Obid Dzhebov. Unfortunately, the Frenchman abdicated after a Waza-Ari at the start of the fight and an Ippon less than a minute from the end.
After his defeat, Walide Khyar had trouble finding the words to explain this disillusionment. As in 2021, he finished in 5th place and it was already in Budapest at the Worlds. “I don’t have too much the words to analyze, hot. I did not have too much impression (to be caught up in his instinct), on the other hand I did not do what was necessary, I had to respect a theme and I did something else, instinctively. Something that had walked the last time, I wanted to do it again, but he prepared … “, said Khyar at the microphone of RMC sports Before adding, “I put myself in a galley alone, it would have been simpler afterwards because in the semi-finals, it was a little free … That’s it. »»
Gaba on the program this Sunday
After a day without, France will try to bounce back this Sunday with the entry into the running at 11:30 am from Sarah-Léonie Cysique and Martha Fawaz (-57 kg women); Joan-Benjamin Gaba (-73 kg men). The Frenchman will be expected after his silver medal at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and bronze at the European Championships last April. If Gaba will be expected, he knows that he trains to win gold and complete his magnificent painting of medals. “I train to be the best and the fact of being expected goes with it. I cannot accept one, and refuse the other. It also encourages me to explore other techniques to surprise my opponents, who have analyzed what I was doing. It pushes me not to rest on my achievements. »»
