PODCAST. Paris 2024 Olympics: Shirine Boukli, the Gardoise triple European champion will open the ball on the tatami mats

Shirine Boukli won her third European title in Montpellier last November. FREE MIDI – GIACOMO ITALIANO

For this 15th episode of "Seeds of Champions", meeting with Shirine Boukli, triple European champion and vice-world champion. The 25-year-old Gardoise, who started judo in Aramon, is one of the favorites in the – 48 kg.

Redemption has become his ultimate quest. Eliminated in the first round of the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2021 while she was aiming for a podium, Gardoise Shirine Boukli wants to wash away the affront in Paris this summer.

The stakes will be high for the 25-year-old judokate. Among the favorites in the – 48 kg, the three-time European champion will have the spotlight on her. Boukli will launch the judo competition on Saturday July 27. Its mission is to give impetus to the French delegation. But she's up for the challenge.

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For the moment, the Frenchwoman has had an almost perfect run on the way to Paris 2024. After winning a third European title last November in Montpellier, the Flam 91 resident followed up with a victory on the Grand Slam of Paris at the beginning of February. Her great rival, the Japanese Natsumi Tsunoda, who beat her in the final of the last world championships, will be her great opponent.

In this 15th episode of "Seeds of Champions", Midi Libre sets off to meet the Gard champion. How she started judo, how the Boukli family took to the tatamis, her ambitions in Paris… Listen!