Andreja Leska’s path to Olympic gold in 2024 led through a semi-final win over Clarissa Agbegnenou and the final against Prisca Awiti Alcaraz. The Slovenian managed to beat the Mexican in the last match of the day, although her opponent showed strength in the semi-final against Katarina Kristo.
Andreja Leski won her first Olympic medal at the age of 27. The athlete born in Koper, Slovenia, has been enjoying the greatest successes of her career in recent years. In 2023, she became the European champion, and from the world championships in 2021 and 2023 she returned with silver medals. Thus, she appeared in Paris as one of the candidates for the podium and did not disappoint.
Silver medalist Prisca Awiti Alcaraz also won her first Olympic medal. The London-born Mexican has previously only won medals in continental tournaments.
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Clarisse Agbegnenou from France and Laura Fazliu from Kosovo, who fought their way through the repechages, were happy with bronze medals in the under 63 kilogram category. Clarisse Agbegnenou won her fourth Olympic medal. In Rio, she won individual silver and individual and team gold in Tokyo. In front of her home crowd, she had to settle for the lowest step on the podium.
Judo – 63 kilogram category:
Final: Andreja Leski (Slovenia) – Prisca Awiti Alcaraz (Mexico) 10-1
For the bronze medal: Clarisse Agbegnenou (France) – Lubjana Piovesana (Austria) 10-0 Laura Fazliu (Kosovo) – Katarina Kristo (Croatia) 10-0
Semi-finals: Andreja Leski (Slovenia) – Clarisse Agbegnenou (France) 1-0 Prisca Awiti Alcaraz (Mexico) – Katarina Kristo (Croatia) 11-0
Repechage: Lubjana Piovesana (Austria) – Jisu Kim (South Korea) 10-0 Laura Fazliu (Kosovo) – Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard 1-0
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