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Eight years after the last British men’s medal on the Paris tatami, British judo has finally returned to the podium on one of the sport’s most iconic stages. Inside the electric atmosphere of the Accor Arena, 21-year-old Ben Levy delivered one of the standout British performances of recent years, securing a bronze medal in the -73kg category at the Paris Grand Slam. His remarkable run included the scalp of reigning world champion Joan-Benjamin Gaba, the darling of the home crowd, in a result that sent shockwaves through the arena.