Annabelle Laprovidence Explained

Annabelle Laprovidence
National Team:Mauritius
Birth Date:31 August 1992
Country:Mauritius
Sport:Judo
Weight Class:+78 kg
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Updated:November 10, 2017

Annabelle Laprovidence (born 31 August 1992) is a Mauritian judoka, who has competed for her country internationally. She won a bronze medal in the women's +75 kg class at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.

Career

Annabelle Laprovidence was born on 31 August 1992, and began competing internationally for Mauritius in 2011 when she took part in the African Under-20 Championships in Antananarivo, Madagascar.[1] She won bronze in her class at Agadir, Morocco in the 2012 African Judo Championships. Laprovidence also competed at those championships in subsequent years, but failed to win any further medals.[1]

She competed for Mauritius at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. She defeated Canada's Sophie Vaillancourt in the quarter-finals of the women's judo +75 kg weight class, but lost to Jodie Myers of England in the semi-final. In one of the two bronze medal matches, Laprovidence defeated Sachini Wewita Widanalage of Sri Lanka to win a medal.[2] In a competition between the Judoka of Mauritius and Reunion Island the following year, Laprovidence was the only winner for her country.[3] She was one of two medallists for her nation, and was rewarded with 15,000 Mauritian rupees by the Lord Mayor of Port Louis, Dorine Chuckowry.[4]

Personal life

Laprovidence has a son.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ANNABELLE LAPROVIDENCE JUDOKA. Judo Inside. 10 November 2017.
  2. News: Judo: Women's +78kg results. 10 November 2017. BBC Sport. 26 July 2014.
  3. News: Judo - Annabelle Laprovidence sauve l’honneur pour Maurice. 10 November 2017. L'Express. 5 August 2015. French.
  4. News: Jeux du Commonwealth : Kennedy St pierre et Annabelle Laprovidence récompensés par la mairie de port louis.. 10 November 2017. Top FM. 14 August 2014. French.