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When Winning Is Not Enough: Like Léa Fontaine, Sportsmen Face Aesthetic Judgment

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At the end of August, after her victory at the Grand Slam in Lausanne, the 24-year-old Judoka received a torrent of big-sophobic attacks. She won in the final, finally beating her rival in Les Bleus Romane Dicko and at the same time becoming world-wide N.1 in the category of heavy (+78 kg). But instead of generating positive messages, it was waves of insulting comments that invaded her social networks, pushing Réunionnaise to file a complaint. S…

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At the end of August after his victory at the Grand Slam in Lausanne, the 24-year-old judoka received a torrent of big-sophobic attacks. Great hope of a medal for France, Léa Fontaine entered the track this Saturday

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At the end of August, after her victory at the Grand Slam in Lausanne, the 24-year-old Judoka received a torrent of big-sophobic attacks. She won in the final, finally beating her rival in Les Bleus Romane Dicko and at the same time becoming world-wide N.1 in the category of heavy (+78 kg). But instead of generating positive messages, it was waves of insulting comments that invaded her social networks, pushing Réunionnaise to file a complaint. S…

·Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
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PORTRAIT - A gold candidate at the world championships in Baku and a recent victim of grossophobia, the French woman is determined to fight on all fronts.

·Paris, France
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The 24-year-old Frenchman Léa Fontaine competes this Saturday, October 10, at the World Championships in Baku, in +78 kg. Now best French in her category, she aims for a first world medal. More than a month after her triumph in Lausanne, where she had suffered just after insults and grossophobia.

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Le Figaro broke the news in Paris, France on Friday, October 9, 2026.
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