Caramnob Sagaipov during a training session in the Buddha-Club dojo in Adma (Kesrouan), on July 16. (Credit: Matthieu Karam. Editing Jaimee-Lee Haddad/L'Orient-Le Jour)
On the occasion of the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, L'Orient-Le Jour looked at the ten athletes who make up the Lebanese delegation. Here is that of Caramnob Sagaipov, representing Lebanon in judo, in the under 90 kilogram category.In front of the lens, Caramnob Sagaipov poses, his gaze defiant, while adjusting his black belt, in the Buddha-Club dojo in Adma (Kesrouan). A Lebanese television channel traveled to interview the judoka who will wear the colors of Lebanon in the judo category "U90" (less than 90kg) at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. But not everything goes as planned. Read also Olympic Games: Laetitia Aoun, from the Lebanese tatamis to those of Paris Dressed in his blue judogi, the 27-year-old athlete speaks neither Arabic nor French and has difficulty handling English. Then his coach, Francois Saadeh, enters the scene,...
On the occasion of the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, L'Orient-Le Jour looked at the ten athletes who make up the Lebanese delegation. Here is that of Caramnob Sagaipov, representing Lebanon in judo, in the under 90 kilogram category.In front of the lens, Caramnob Sagaipov poses, his gaze defiant, while adjusting his black belt, in the Buddha-Club dojo in Adma (Kesrouan). A Lebanese television channel traveled to interview the judoka who will wear the colors of Lebanon in the judo category "U90" (less than 90kg) at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. But not everything goes as planned. Read also Olympic Games: Laetitia Aoun, from the Lebanese tatamis to those of Paris Dressed in his blue judogi, the 27-year-old athlete speaks neither Arabic nor French and has difficulty handling English. Then his coach, Francois Saadeh, enters the scene,...