Beauchemin-Pinard takes silver at judo world championship
Team Canada judoka Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard took silver at the OTP Bank World Senior Championships 2025, taking place in Budapest, Hungary.
Beauchemin-Pinard, a three-time Olympian, fell to Haruka Kaju of Japan to take the second step of the podium in the women’s -63kg category. Mongolia’s Gankhaich Bold and Kosovo’s Laura Fazliu took the bronze medal position. Kaju boasts a spotless record, remaining unbeaten since launching her International Judo Federation profile in 2024.
Kaju initially struggled to react to Beauchemin-Pinard’s strategy, but as they moved into golden score, Kaju was able to pin Beauchemin-Pinard to the tatami for ippon.
Beauchemin-Pinard is no stranger to success on the world stage. This is her second senior world championship medal, having also taken silver in 2022. Beauchemin-Pinard won bronze at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The 30-year-old advanced to the quarterfinals at Paris 2024.
Kelly Deguchi, sister of Paris 2024 gold medallist Christa Deguchi, finished a career-best 7th in the women’s -52kg category over the weekend.
Competition continues at the world championships until Thursday, June 19.
