Overview

• Romain Valadier-Picard swept through four opponents—including Andrea Carlino and Ayub Bliev—before conceding to world No. 2 Ryuju Nagayama in the -60 kg final.
• Shirine Boukli required a golden score to reach the semifinals of the -48 kg but fell in both her semi and bronze-medal matches to finish outside the podium.
• Olympic medalist Luka Mkheidze was upset by Hungary’s Csanad Feczko in the round of 16, ending his bid in the -60 kg division.
• On June 14, Amandine Buchard exited in the round of 16 of the -52 kg category, extending the string of early French eliminations.
• The World Championships run through June 20 in Budapest, with several French judokas still scheduled to compete across remaining weight classes.