“Why would rules be taboo?” Judokate Clarisse Agbegnenou commits against omerta in sport

Sportswomen have their rules, and this should not remain a taboo in sport. Thanks to women like Clarisse Agbegnenou, menstruation is allowed in the competition.

She is five times world champion, she is the second most successful French judoka in history and Clarisse Agbegnenou does not intend to stop there. Being a woman who has her period, she knows the inconvenience this can cause in competition, especially as the sport she practices requires a particularly sensitive outfit to tasks. To avoid this stress, she therefore committed against the taboo of rules in sport. His project ? Partner with the Réjeanne brand, which manufactures period panties.

Replacing tampons and towels, they are an ecological and practical alternative to be quiet even during a competition. The judokate has worked on models that aim to “restore confidence to women ” and encourage “believe in yourself”, she says. Alexandra Rychner, creator of Réjeanne, tells the Parisian approach : “We share this desire to change the received ideas that rules are dirty or nauseous and we want to move the debate forward so that the subject of rules is no longer taboo, especially among teenage girls”.

A militant partnership around period pants

“I wanted products that allow you to play sports and stay feminine, it’s not because we have our rules that we have to wear big panties. We can be sexy and remain a woman, even for long. periods !”, entrust to Parisian the champion, rather cash: “How many times during training I had to go to the bathroom to change, for fear of stains on my white kimono…” The sportswoman claims the alliance of comfort and cool, for a product that is good for the planet and made in France.

Many brands of periodical protection rethink their social commitments, between ecological struggle, the inclusiveness of trans people, or even against menstrual insecurity. The rules taboo is still heavy in a high-level sport environment, very masculine and misogynist. However, talking about it will allow athletes to adapt their training even better and achieve better performance.

Mathilde Wattecamps

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