Gold Medal Bodes Well for World Championships

Montréal, May 10, 2024 – On her way to winning the gold medal in the under-57 kg category today, Christa Deguchi was perfect in all five of her bouts at the Almaty Grand Slam in Kazakhstan. The 28-year-old capped her day off on Friday with a victory in the big final over Brazil’s Rafaela Silva, who received three shidos during the clash.

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Rafaele Silva, Christa Deguchi, Sarah-Léonie Cysique and Haruka Funakubo

In late April, Deguchi lost to the same Silva in the...