A new tatami breakthrough from Clarisse Agbegnenou’s perspective. The judoka, Olympic champion in Tokyo and two-time gold and bronze medalist in Paris, announced on her network on Sunday that she is expecting her second child, three years after the first stop to give birth to her first child. “After keeping the secret… It’s time to share this happiness with you. Baby 2 will be born in 2026”he wrote on his social networks.
A secret that isn’t really a secret. After the Paris Olympics, the six-time world champion expressed her desire to give birth for the second time in the short term. “I hope it happens soon. I’m giving myself until the end of the year. I’ll have time to calm down and pamper myself a little.”he explained in a press conference last April.
Agbegnenou, 33, has taken a break from her career after the Tokyo Olympics to give birth to her first child. She returned to competition five months later and became a symbol by winning her sixth world title eleven months after giving birth, helping to show that high-level sport could be combined with motherhood.
The birth is scheduled for March 2026, leaving enough time – sixteen months – for the judoka to set out again to win Olympic gold. He did not fail to express this in his post on Instagram. “#LA2028 I’m always coming for you”said the six-time world champion referring to the Los Angeles Olympics in the summer of 2028.
