Deguchi will represent Canada in the women’s under-57-kilogram category as part of the roster announced Thursday by Judo Canada and the Canadian Olympic Committee
Canada 's Christa Deguchi attends a medal ceremony after winning the women's under-57-kilogram class at the World Judo Championships, in Tokyo , on Aug. 27, 2019.Top-ranked Canadian judoka Christa Deguchi will make her Olympic debut at this summer’s Paris Games, while Jessica Klimkait will not get a chance to build on the bronze medal she won three years ago in Tokyo .
Klimkait from Whitby, Ont., is ranked just behind Deguchi in the world rankings for the under-57 kg weight class at No. 2. She won bronze in the classification at the Tokyo Olympics after edging out Deguchi for a spot on Canada’s team. Deguchi, 28, lives and trains in Japan, the country of her birth. She has competed for Canada since 2017 through her Canadian father.
“I see the Paris Games as a logical continuation of my hard work over the last few years,” Beauchemin-Pinard said in a statement. “I want to savour every moment leading up to the Games, whether it be the difficult training sessions, receiving my Olympic gear, or even the opening ceremony.
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