Intro:

French judokas Loic Pietri and Clarisse Agbegnenou spoke to SNTV in Baku ahead of the start of competition at the European Games.

Script:

SOUNDBITE: (English) Loic Pietri, France:

"It is the title that means in my palms it is very important for me. I hope I will be European Champion because we have two titles in this Championship for us and I hope I will get this title and it is very important I get for myself."

SOUNDBITE: (English) Loic Pietri, France:

"For me it would mean to have the complete title - the European and World and the junior and senior (Championship titles) and after if I get this title i can be focused and free to prepare my Olympic Games. It is this title. I am very focused on this title. It is so this in my head, I want this title because I don't have this title and I will repeat it all the time. It is this title."

SOUNDBITE: (English) Clarisse Agbegnenou, France:

"I am okay. I want to fight. I think my weight is good so I can fight. So I wait for the weighting and it is not today but yesterday…tomorrow and tomorrow I go to see the other friends and I hope the beginning (of competition) was good. And I know I win (laughs)."