Judo. Alain Schmitt arrested for domestic violence against Olympic champion Margaux Pinot.

The trainer and ex-member of the French judo team Alain Schmitt was arrested on the night of Saturday to Sunday in Seine-Saint-Denis for domestic violence on the Olympic gold medalist judokate in Tokyo Margaux Pinot, police sources and the Bobigny prosecutor’s office reported Monday.

The custody of Mr. Schmitt will be lifted at the end of the day on Monday, with a view to a trial for immediate appearance at the Bobigny court on Tuesday afternoon, the prosecution also told AFP. The 38-year-old athlete was arrested by the police around 2:30 a.m. Sunday in Blanc-Mesnil following an emergency call to 17 from a neighbor, where Margaux Pinot had found refuge.

The 27-year-old received numerous blows in the face from her companion and trainer, who was in a state of intoxication, according to police sources. Transported to the Avicenne hospital in Bobigny for treatment, she was prescribed more than eight days of ITT, said the prosecution.

Coach of Margaux Pinot and Madeleine Malonga

Bronze medalist at the 2013 Worlds (-81 kg), Alain Schmitt reconverted as a trainer at the end of his judoka career. Within the Blanc-Mesnil Sports Star club, he notably accompanied the champions Margaux Pinot and Madeleine Malonga. These two athletes won last summer the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics with the French team, in the new mixed team event. The individual record of Margaux Pinot, who fought in two categories (-63 and -70 kg), notably includes a world bronze medal in 2019, two titles of European champion (2019 and 2020) and two silver medals. continental (2017, 2021).

In an interview given two weeks ago to “The Spirit of Judo”, a specialized media, Alain Schmitt had announced that he was leaving the Blanc-Mesnil club to become coach of the Israeli women’s team.

In 2020 in France, domestic violence affected 159,400 people of all sexes, including 139,200 women, according to figures from the Ministry of the Interior.

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