Paris Saint-Germain Judo
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Paris Saint-Germain Judo, commonly known as PSG Judo, is a French professional judo club based in the city of Paris in France. It is the judo department of Paris Saint-Germain. Having already existed between 1992 and 2003, the club was refounded in 2017. Their home ground is the CMG Dojo, located inside the CMG Sports Club One Italie complex. It houses the club's youth system, the Paris Saint-Germain Judo School, as well as high level training facilities for the club's professional judokas.
| Short name | PSG Judo |
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| Founded | 1 September 2017; 6 years ago (2017-09-01) |
| Based in | Paris, France |
| Arena | CMG Dojo |
| Owner | Qatar Sports Investments |
| President | Djamel Bouras |
| Head coach | Nicolas Mossion |
| Parent group | Paris Saint-Germain |
| Website | psg.fr/judo |
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First established in September 1992 on the initiative of former judoka Thierry Rey and with the financial support of then Paris Saint-Germain owners Canal+, PSG Judo was the first section of the club to win a continental trophy. Led by star judokas David Douillet, Cécile Nowak, Djamel Bouras and Frédéric Demontfaucon, the Parisian team clinched the European Cup in 1995 and the French 1st Division Senior Championships in 1997. After that, however, the club experienced a steep decline, leading to Canal+'s disengagement in 2002 before finally cutting ties all together with PSG in 2003 and continuing life as Paris Judo under new owners Lagardère Group.
Driven by Djamel Bouras, who was part of the section's original iteration, PSG Judo was officially refounded on September 1, 2017. Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi announced the news through a press release. He also confirmed the signing of French judoka star Teddy Riner as the figurehead of the project, while Djamel Bouras and Nicolas Mossion were appointed president and head coach, respectively. Initially a male-only project, PSG Judo ended up being a mixed-gender team.
Since their comeback, both PSG's male and female teams have enjoyed domestic and European success. The men's side, spearheaded by Teddy Riner, Alpha Oumar Djalo and Luca Otmane, won the French 2nd Division Senior Championships in 2019, the French 1st Division Senior Championships in 2021 and the Europa League in 2021. Likewise, Romane Dicko, Marie-Ève Gahié and Amandine Buchard carried the women's outfit to victory in the 2021 French 1st Division Senior Championships and the 2021 Europa League, allowing PSG Judo to become the first club to achieve the male-female double at both national and international level.