{"id":18841,"date":"2026-01-26T16:16:40","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T15:16:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/judoproleague.com\/?p=18841"},"modified":"2026-01-26T16:16:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T15:16:40","slug":"the-big-test-for-juniville-marnaval-grand-est","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/judoproleague.com\/en\/le-grand-test-pour-juniville-marnaval-grand-est\/","title":{"rendered":"The big test for Juniville-Marnaval Grand Est"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Thanks to their solid 6-3 victory over last year's finalists Auxerre Judo in early December, the Champarden-based outfit have earned the right to dream of a Top 8 finish, which would open the door to the quarter-finals. All will depend on Wednesday's result against Asni\u00e8res, who have had a similar record to date (two wins and one defeat), but are ahead of them by one match.\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00abIt's a real eighth,<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0says S\u00e9bastien Lafon, president of this agreement between two judo institutions in the Grand Est region: JC Juniville and Sporting Marnaval.\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The team that wins will go on, and I really hope it will be us, who finished ninth last year... We've learnt the lesson from that first, somewhat bitter experience: this Judo Pro League, even spread out over the whole season, is a real sprint, during which you can't afford to miss a single match. This is all the more true this year, with the arrival of some new high-performance teams.\u00bb<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-18842 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/judoproleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/images.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"282\" height=\"283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/judoproleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/images.jpeg 224w, https:\/\/judoproleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/images-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/judoproleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/images-12x12.jpeg 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 282px) 100vw, 282px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Heavyweight reinforcements<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In order to compete, the directors have not hesitated to hit hard in certain categories to strengthen its collective, which gives pride of place to local training: Germany's Miriam Butkereit (-70kg), runner-up at the 2024 Olympics, Switzerland's Nils Stump (-73kg), world champion in 2023, Cuba's Andy Granda (+90kg), crowned one year earlier and a regular in the region, and Amandine Buchard (-52kg), the Frenchwoman with two Olympic podiums and five world medals.\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00abContacts were established directly with our international athletes, such as M\u00e9lanie\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(Legoux-Cl\u00e9ment)<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,Amandine's friend and sparring partner at the Paris Games, or Th\u00e9o\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(Lherbier)<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, who trains with the Swiss team, for example. And that gives us a quality group, which delights all those who follow us.\u00bb<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0There were nearly a thousand of them in Rethel against Auxerre!<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-18845\" src=\"https:\/\/judoproleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/857361.HR_-300x199.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"501\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/judoproleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/857361.HR_-300x199.webp 300w, https:\/\/judoproleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/857361.HR_-1024x678.webp 1024w, https:\/\/judoproleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/857361.HR_-768x509.webp 768w, https:\/\/judoproleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/857361.HR_-18x12.webp 18w, https:\/\/judoproleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/857361.HR_.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 501px) 100vw, 501px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In a new dimension<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00abClearly, this competition has enabled us to change dimension with regard to local authorities and our partners, who appreciate this format, which is easy to understand for the greatest number of people. The day after the victory, we were also on the front page of the regional press, with a full-page report on the match! Talking about it with \u00c9mile Ntamack, with whom we've also forged links and who spoke at two conferences with our partners, reminds him of the early days of professional rugby in the mid-1990s\u00bb.\u00bb\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Considering what rugby has become since then, it's a more than flattering parallel for the Judo Pro League!<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gr\u00e2ce \u00e0\u00a0son solide succ\u00e8s 6-3\u00a0d\u00e9but d\u00e9cembre\u00a0contre Auxerre Judo, finaliste de la derni\u00e8re \u00e9dition,\u00a0la formation\u00a0champardenaise\u00a0s\u2019est offert le droit de r\u00eaver \u00e0 un Top 8 qui lui ouvrirait en grand les portes des quarts de finale. Tout d\u00e9pendra du r\u00e9sultat de ce mercredi face \u00e0 Asni\u00e8res,\u00a0au parcours similaire jusqu\u2019ici (deux victoires pour une d\u00e9faite) mais\u00a0devant eux pour [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":18843,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18841","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-juniville-marnaval-grand-est"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Le grand test pour Juniville-Marnaval Grand Est - Judo Pro League<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/judoproleague.com\/en\/the-big-test-for-juniville-marnaval-grand-est\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Le grand test pour Juniville-Marnaval Grand Est - Judo Pro League\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Gr\u00e2ce \u00e0\u00a0son solide succ\u00e8s 6-3\u00a0d\u00e9but d\u00e9cembre\u00a0contre Auxerre Judo, finaliste de la derni\u00e8re \u00e9dition,\u00a0la formation\u00a0champardenaise\u00a0s\u2019est offert le droit de r\u00eaver \u00e0 un Top 8 qui lui ouvrirait en grand les portes des quarts de finale. 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