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Madeleine Malonga takes victory U78kg at Samsun GP
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29 Mar 2015 20:25
by Mark Pickering - IJF
IJF Media Team / International Judo Federation
The final opposed Madeleine MALONGA (FRA), who proved today in Samsun that she might represent the future generation of French champions. Until the final she spent a little bit more than four minutes in total on the tatami, winning without any problem her three preliminary fights by ippon, especially against the top seeded athlete, Luise MALZZAHN (GER) in the semi-final scoring a waza-ari, immediately followed by an immobilisation. In the final she was opposed to Natalie POWELL (GBR), winner of the Astana Grand Prix 2014 and already silver medallist last year here in Turkey.
After one minute, both athletes had received one shido each even if MALONGA seemed more fresh and precise in her attacks. This was confirmed a little bit later, when the French judoka finally could score with her ample uchi-mata for yuko, which she immediately followed on the floor for osae-komi for ippon.
Madeleine MALONGA said: “That was a fantastic day for me. I felt really good and particularly concentrated. I was not afraid of anybody and my mental made the difference today. the category is very strong in France, with Audrey Tcheumeo being world number one. But Lucie Louette went in the upper category and now she is injured. So everything can happen. I will continue to train hard.“
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