Golden lap for Lisa Blanc

In the meantime, let’s talk now and a final beautifully managed by Nicolas Grimault’s protege,…

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In the meantime, let’s talk now and a final magnificently managed by the protege of Nicolas Grimault, winner in 57”04. She had already struck a blow the day before in the playoffs, with the best time of the playoffs, in 57”61.

In the 200m, I get caught up by the girls behind me. I said to myself that I had to go there.

“At first, I didn’t believe it”, says the young athlete, quite moved. The 400m final was only the third 400m of her young career. However, her mastery in the final would have made more than one experienced girl pale.

Starting cautiously, still 6th in the 250m, she made a final stretch like Colette Besson, to beat everyone: “It was both a wish on my part and an instruction from Nicolas. That said, I leave quickly, springing many blocks. The girl in front of me, I watched serially and she was slowly leaving. I decided to stay behind her”she commented.

“In the 200m, I get caught up by the girls behind me. I said to myself that I had to go there and in the last corner, I thought that the podium was going to fly away. But with all the encouragement, it gave me wings”analyzes Lisa Blanc, who will have the right to a well-deserved summer break after her feat.

New charm for Julie Faure

And it will not be the only Charentaise medalist. Julie Faure climbs (G2A) for the third time in her career on the box of France. A third time in the triple jump.

Junior first year, she takes the bronze. And you had to go get it, because it jumped to 12.69 m. What would have been a new Charente record without too strong a wind.

Very close (7 cm) to the silver of a certain Thierrine Correa, a size in the discipline in its category. All this, less than two hours after an elimination in the semi-final of the 100 hurdles, after a big mistake which deprived her of a final and a big time.

There were places for finalists and finals for other Charentais. Including some nice surprises. Like the 7th place of Titouan Parquet (G2A) in the 400m hurdles (55”43) for his first year of athletics. He had beaten his record in the playoffs (54”72).

After a year and a more complicated summer than expected, Capucine Boisseaud (G2A) took 6th place in the junior pole vault, with 3.55 m.

She has picked up over the years: 7th last year, 6th this winter and now 5th in the 3000m walk; Alicia Ziat (G2A), confirms her potential in the 5000m cadet walk, with a time of 27’08”28, 40 seconds from the podium.

Eneko Morère, without a capricious wind, could have validated a jump over 14 m (14.02) in the triple jump. But after an injury in May, his 7th place as a cadet is already a great victory.

Nathanaël Marfin (G2A) is 9th in the cadet hammer, with 52.42 m. Six centimeters from 8th place and the three additional tries. Same frustration for his comrade Cléa Gesson, 9th in the junior javelin (37.09 m).

A good density among young people, especially at the G2A, which brought a number of historic athletes for the club, with 15 athletes.

Meta Tumba injured his ankle

The bad news this weekend is Meta Tumba’s big ankle injury. Favorite in the 400m hurdles, she twisted her ankle during the warm-up. And could not defend his chances in the 400m hurdles. Her trainer Nicolas Grimault has decided to end the season of the finalist of the Cadet European Championships. She will therefore not participate in the EYOF, which was to take place next weekend. “We are not going to pull the rope too much”, believes Nicolas Grimault. Meta Tumba was already considerably hampered by a hamstring injury, contracted this winter.

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