Rafaela Silva shines and wins gold at the Paris Judo Grand Slam

O Brazil climbed to the highest place on the podium of the Paris Grand Slam this Saturday (7) on the first day of the tournament. Rafaela Silva He overcame Enkhriilen Lkhagvatogoo, from Mongolia, in the decision and won gold in the under-63kg category.

The 33-year-old Brazilian dominated the final and applied an ippon over the opponent with just 39 seconds of combat. Before that, Rafa went through the Japanese Kirari Yamaguchi, the Dutch Joanne Van Lieshout and the Italian Carlotta Avanzato.

To conquer Rafaela Silva came a few weeks after the judoka leave Flamengo and return to Instituto Reaçãothe club where he started in the sport.

This was the Rafaela’s third gold in Grand Slamsthe first since 2023. Olympic champion and two-time world champion in the up to 57kg, she changed categories for the Olympic cycle until the Los Angeles-2028 Games.

Another Brazilian judoka arrived to compete for medals at the opening of the competition in Paris. Larissa Pimenta lost bronze for German Mascha Ballhaus in the under-52kg category.