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Clarisse Agbegnenou's life began with a fierce fight for survival: Born premature, with her twin brother, she spent weeks in an incubator, underwent surgery for a kidney malfunction, and even fell into a coma.
"When I was born I couldn't breathe. I was basically dead, and they resuscitated me," she told Olympics.com in an exclusive interview: "I went under surgery and was in a coma for almost a month. They even asked my parents if they could unplug me, but they wanted to wait a bit more, and one day I suddenly woke up."
Her parents' determination and her fighting spirit saw her through, shaping the resilience that would define her on the judo mat.
"Perhaps that's why I keep fighting every day, even now," the French judo star told us.
Clarisse Agbegnenou: Debut and triumphs
Agbegnenou began practising judo when she was nine years old, to channel her energy in a positive way. She joined the French division in Orléans at 14, and later, in 2009, she became a part of Insep, the National Institute of Sport, Expertise, and Performance, which is dedicated to training French champions.
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