Canada’s Priscilla Gagné will battle for her second career Paralympic judo medal on Thursday in Paris.
The blind judoka from Sarnia, Ont., will compete in a bronze-medal match after losing her semifinal bout in the women’s 57-kilogram J1 tournament at Champ-de-Mars Arena.
Gagné opened the day with a 10-0 quarterfinal win over Larissa Oliveira, defeating the Brazilian by ippon in just over a minute with a Okuri-eri-jime choke.
Two bronze medals are awarded in each weight class, with the semifinal losers squaring off against the winners from the repechage round.
Gagné will face Argentina’s Paula Gomez for a spot on the podium.
The three-time Paralympian won silver in the women’s 52kg division at the Tokyo Games in 2021. She is currently ranked fourth in the world.
