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Published on 2024-03-14 02:50:00
| Laura Aina Rasoanaivo wins gold at the African Games in Accra. |
The African senior and junior champion in the -70 kg category, Laura Aina Razafy Rasoanaivo, confirms her supremacy on the continent. She won the gold at the African Games in Accra yesterday.
The judoka from JC Saint-Michel continues to shine on the international scene. After a flawless performance with three victories in as many matches, Laura Aina Razafy Rasoanaivo adds another gold medal to her collection, delighted at the 13th African Games in Accra. Ranked number one in the world among juniors in the -70 kg category, she recently won the precious metal at the Francophonie Games and the Indian Ocean Games, in addition to the titles of African senior and junior champion of the 2023 season, not to mention numerous victories in the African Open. On the quest for an Olympic ticket, Laura is on the right track.
More and more impressive, she beat the Cameroonian Zita Ornella Biami in the final by ippon in just 1 minute and 35 seconds yesterday at the Ga-Mashie gymnasium in the Ghanaian capital. Exempted from the first round, she won by wazari in the semifinals against the Tunisian Maram Jmour, after eliminating the Egyptian Farida Magdy Abouclazayem Ahmed by ippon in the quarterfinals.
Another judoka from the Great Island also shone on Tuesday by winning the bronze medal in the women’s -48 kg category.
Last day
Natacha Ralevazaha Razafindrakalo won the bronze medal by beating the Egyptian Noura Ahmed Hamed Soliman Salem in the bronze medal match after her victory by ippon in the repechage against the Botswanian Botho Babutsi. Natacha eliminated the Burundian Alimata Saadia Sanfo in the first round, equivalent to the round of 16. She then lost to the Tunisian Oumaima Bedioui but had the chance to redeem herself in the repechage.
The boys were all eliminated in the first round. Junior bronze medallist at the continental summit in 2022, Lova Mahaisoa Randrianasolo was no match for Fernando Rodrigo in the round of 16 of the -73 kg. Fetra Ranaivoarisoa in the -81 kg was overturned by the Nigerian Abdullahi Ibrahim in his first match of pool C. And on Tuesday, Angelo Rakotonandrasana folded at the start against the Botswanian Tumiso Phuthego. The third and final Malagasy judoka in action at the African Games will step on the mat this Thursday, the last day of the judo competition. She will face the Tunisian Akkab Arij in the first round.
Serge Rasanda
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