Present since the first edition of the Judo Pro League in 2022, the Dojo Nantais has remained loyal to the event this season despite a new era launched with the arrival of Adrien Lelièvre as technical director this summer, and the election of Thierry De La Fournière as president at the very start of the season. "We may be in the process of rebuilding, but our commitment to the Judo Pro League remains at the heart of our project, assures the man who has just taken over the reins of a structure created in 1957 and which has exceeded 1,000 members over the last three seasons. Indeed, we see this competition as a real gateway to the top level, which we have a duty to offer to our competitors as well as to the best fighters in Pays de la Loire and Brittany". 

 

 

A strong local flavour in the face of the big guns of this fourth season. "Our participation in the JPL is a lever for attracting good athletes to our group, as is the spirit that reigns there. In any case, our vocation is not to look for foreign reinforcements. It's not easy either financially or geographically, as we can't compete with the Paris basin or the facilities in the east of the country, which are more accessible to athletes from neighbouring countries." But that doesn't mean we're going to present ourselves as an expiatory victim! "We have the experience of the two quarter-finals contested in the first two editions, and we know that the final ranking can come down to a few things, a point scraped off here and there. So every battle in our next three matches will be important. Starting with Thursday's game against AC Boulogne-Billancourt.