Unlike men, African women performed well by placing three of them in the Top 8 of a very tough Paris tournament. Haddad, Miled and Niang took the fifth place. The Algerian Soraya Haddad proved equal to herself. As was her habit, she almost enter the last four. This time, she was narrowly prevented by the Cuban Bermov Acosta. One could say the same about the Tunisian Houda Miled whose progress is   remarkable. The real surprise is the work of Asmaa Niang that was not expected at such a good feast. The Moroccan was stopped in her good move by the future gold medalist of the Paris tournament, Japanese Yoriko Kunihara. Niang, Haddad and Miled scored precious points in the perspective of the 2012 London Olympics.  

Results
- 48 kg: 1st round: Liudmilla Bogdanova (Rus) b.Mama Diarra (Mli) Leticia Payet (Fra) b. Philomena Bata (Cam).

- 52 kg: 1st round: Laura Gomez (ESP) b.Sarah Sylva (MCE); Julia Rosso (Fra) b. Zouleiha Abzetta (Civ); Linouse Desravine (Hai) b. Raisa Lebomie (Gab). 2nd round: Soraya Haddad (Alg) b.Cancan He (Chn). 3rd round: Soraya Haddad (Alg) b. Rosalba Forciniti (Ita). ¼ finals: Yanet Bermov Acosta (Cub) b.Soraya Haddad (Alg). Ranking: 5th.Soraya Haddad (Alg).

- 57 kg: 1st round: Kifayat Gasimova (Azee) b.Hortance Diedhiou (Sen);

- 63 kg: 1st round: Christal Ransom (EU) b; Kahina Saidi (alg); Gulnar Hayytbaeva (Tkm) b.Melissa St. Pierre (MCE); Ramila Yusbova (Aze) b. Rokiatou Coulibaly (Civ), Claudia Ahrens (All) b. Rizlen Zouak (March); Nebie Severine (Bur) b. Fary Seye (Sen). 2nd round: Munkhzaya Tsedevsuren (Mgl) b.Severine Nebie (Bur).

- 70 kg: 1st round: Houda Miled (Tun) b.Vanessa Chala (Equa), Asma Niang (March) b. Marie Pasquet (Fra) Hanuka Tachimoto (Jap) b. Helen Wezeu Dombeu (Cam);   Smal Natalya (Ukr) b.Antonia Moreira (Ang). 2nd round:   Asmaa Niang (March) b.Keita Zupancic (Can). Houda Miled (Tun) b. Yuri Alvear (Col). 3rd round: Lucie Decosse (Fra) b; Houda Miled (Tun); Yoriko Kunihara (Jap) b.Asmaa Niang (March). Rating: Houda Miled fifth (Tun) and Asmaa Niang (March).`

- 78 kg: 1st round:   Amy Cotton (Can) b.MbalaaTangana (Cam); Audrey Koumba (Gab) b. Alena Eiglova (Tch.). 2nd round: Lucie Louette (Fra) b.Audrey Koumba (Gab). + 78 kg: 1st round: Karina Bryant (Eng) b.Nihelm Chikhrouhou (Tun).