Paris 2024 Olympics: "I am very proud to win this gold medal."reacts gymnast Kaylia Nemour the day after her victory
“I am really proud and happy to have been able to bring home this medal [d’or]the very first in gymnastics in Algeria and Africa”confided gymnast Kaylia Nemour on franceinfo on Monday August 5, the day after her Olympic victory on the uneven bars for Algeria.
The French-Algerian gymnast won the final on Sunday, August 4 with a score of 15.700. After the announcement of her victory, the 17-year-old from Tours explained that she felt a certain “relief”. His gold medal in fact crowns “so many years of work”. Kaylia Nemour therefore says to herself “very happy to have gotten this far”especially since “It wasn’t easy”.
She had a showdown with the French Gymnastics Federation, and was even excluded from the French collective, which led her to run for Algeria. Kaylia Nemour assures us that this “It’s been a long time” she has “turn the page”. She acknowledges that said that “These trials made her mature, strengthened her”.
Kaylia Nemour also looks back on the performance of one of her colleagues, the American Simone Biles. She confides “much admire” the queen of gymnastics, who won seven gold medals. Kaylia Nemour also describes Simone Biles as “exceptional sportswoman”of “exceptional gymnast” with whom “no one can compete”She also salutes the fair play of the American who “encouraged”. “That she spoke to me, supported me, it’s great (…) it boosted me”adds the woman from Tours.
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