Judo: Women’s -52kg Final
Among the five British women set for Paris to compete in judo, Chelsie Giles stands out as the most well-known and promising contender. Despite being affected by a false positive Covid test in Tokyo, which took away valuable preparation time, she managed to win a bronze medal at the Olympics – marking Team GB’s initial achievement. A year afterwards, she claimed silver at the World Championships, besting Tokyo’s silver medallist Amandine Buchard along the way, and presently ranks fifth globally. Uta Abe from Japan, however, is the judoka to watch in this competition.