Gneto, 25, won gold on her -57kg debut at the Malaga
European Cup as the Rio 2016 Olympian has decided to make the step up to -57kg
following two Olympic cycles at -52kg.
But Priscilla was not the first Gneto in action on the
tatami that weekend. Younger sister Astride Gneto, 20, won the Abu Dhabi Grand
Slam at -52kg to celebrate her first IJF senior gold medal while being one of
the youngest judoka in the competition.
Priscilla and Astride’s number one supporter is their
younger brother Samuel Gneto, a football and judo fanatic, who starred on the
following day at a football school in France as he scored three goals.
Priscilla said: “The weekend saw gold for my little sister
and me. Astride won the Grand Slam of Abu Dhabi and me the European Cup of Malaga
in my new weight class while our brother did very well in football. It was a
great weekend for us and the people who accompany us on a daily basis.”
The Gneto siblings - Astride, Priscilla and Samuel
Priscilla and Astride will both be in action this weekend from
12 – 13 November at the French National Championships in Montbéliard, one of
the world’s strongest domestic events, which will feature all members of the
French team except Rio 2016 Olympic medallists. Watch live at http://www.judotv.fr/