Silver for Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard

Montréal, February 28, 2026 (Sportcom) – Canadian judoka Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard won the silver medal in the under-63 kg category on Saturday at the Grand Slam in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Her fellow Québécois François Gauthier-Drapeau, however, saw his day come to a halt in the round of sixteen.

“I’m really happy because in my most recent competition in Tokyo last December, I lost in the first round, so it feels good to be back on the podium. I had my sights set on the gold medal...