Valentin Lavillenie s’est fait plaisir
What a beautiful evening! In a Palais des Sports in Bordeaux which quickly turned into a nightclub, the Dutchman Menno Vloon won the Starperche competition with 5.74 m this Saturday evening. Valentin Lavillenie kicked off his season in style with 5.67m. In the women’s competition, first place went to the Swiss Angelica Moser with 4.52 m, a new record for the Gironde meeting.
The contrast was striking: We had left the Bordeaux setting when the 2021 edition behind closed doors but in a friendly atmosphere. We found him this Saturday night in boosted atmosphere with the return of the public to the covered rooms (maximum capacity of 2000 people). And the spectators were not asked to try to make up for lost time. Ltheir presence has made itself known, further proof of the importance of the place of the public in a high-level athletics competition. In an enclosure that looks like a nightclub mixing sound, light and pyrotechnics, as well as thanks to the music accompanying each jumper, the main actors of the evening really delivered passionate contests.
As expected, the Dutch Menno Vloun beat the debates, with a victory thanks to a better jump to 5.74 m achieved on the first try. The one who has a record at 5.96m established at the “All Star Perche” in Aubière in 2021 then tackled a bar at 5.81m, synonymous with the minimum for the Indoor Worlds in Belgrade (March 18 to 20). ) without success. It’s probably just a postponement. Second contest, Valentin Lavillenie experienced a slightly more laborious competition, having to do it twice at 5.37m. After a stalemate at 5.47m, the vice-champion of Europe in the specialty room found the resources to get back on track, clearing 5.57m in one go and then 5.67m in two. A result that allows him to steal the best French performance, at this time of year, from his comrades Ethan Cormont and Thibaut Collet who both passed 5.61 m the last night in Reno (United States). The 30-year-old Clermontois will not go higher tonight but is satisfied with his performance. ” I wanted to have fun, I took it. It is a beneficial competition for the future. The French level is very good, on a beautiful French school with young people with long teeth and good coaches “. To note thatn 2021 here, the protege of Philippe d’Encausse had managed a comeback at 5.72 m.
The champion of France hopes 2021 Baptiste Thiery, a summer decathlon specialist, who decided on axing his winter preparation on the pole, managed a take-off at 5.57 m, three centimeters from his record. the gold medalist at the Summer Youth Olympics in 2018, coached by Gérald Baudouin at INSEP, then failed to tame the height of 5.67 m, despite three particularly committed attempts.
Also note, Oihan Etchegaray, fourth at the World Juniors in Kenya last summer, who is credited with a bar at 5.37m, reduced his reference mark by seven centimeters. Logically a little blunt at the start of the season, the member of EC Orléans Cercle Jules Ferry then failed at 5.47 m which would have been the best world performance of the year among juniors. The rest of the season looks promising. ” I was a little apprehensive because it was me who started after each bar rise. New record is great, we will continue to work to go higher. My race work is falling into place, it’s gonna keep going up “. Also to remember, still on the French side, the 5.47 m of Romain Gavillon.
Bordeaux gave wings to Angelica Moser
In the women’s competition, no French victory since it is the Swiss Angelique Moser which made everyone agree. The reigning European indoor champion from Torun mastered 4.52 m, overturning the Bordeaux Starperche record (4.51 m by the Dutch Femke Pluim in 2021) : “ It was a bit difficult to find your bearings but at the end it was not bad, It’s nice to jump with hard poles! “.
heroine of the promotional poster, Chapel of Ninon shared second place with the 2021 French Elite indoor champion in Miramas Elina Giallurachis, with 4.32m. “ The goal was to find benchmarks and competition while being in full possession of my means. The performance, it’s not here today but it’s building up well and I can’t wait to be at the next competition. I do jumps where you can see that it can quickly go much higher “. That’s good, the current French record holder in the specialty (4.75 m) se now plans on the stage of the Perche Elite Tour of Nevers next Saturday. On the “marketing victory” side, it is Puma who wins the prize by proposing two of its athletes on the podium in the men’s category (Valentin Lavillenie and Baptiste Thiery) and by achieving a full house in the women’s category with the first three equipped with the brand. to the leaping feline.
Organizer and “ambient”: Marion Lotout (14 selections for the France team) had all the hats and took charge of putting on the show herself. The 32-year-old Bordelaise, in search of sensations at the start of the year, crossed a bar at 4.02 m in front of her audience, before then unsuccessfully tackling 4.17 m. ” There has been a lot of energy spent in the organization. This year, I train a lot less than before but I enjoy organizing for others “.
Very promising Elite B competitions
You experienced it live and in full on our page Facebook thanks to the images provided by the organization: Lcontested Elite B contests pEarlier in the day also delivered great confrontations, and allowed the tricolor youth to express themselves. Among the men, the competition saw Mathis Prodhomme (17), junior first year, clearing a bar at 5.37m on his third attempt. After having already increased his personal best to 5.23 m, last december 18 in Nantes, the member of Upac Château-Gontier confirms its progress glimpsed last winter with a national title among the cadets in Miramas. As if France didn’t have enough talent in the pole vault! By rising to 4.02 m, Laurie Castle took the victory in the women’s category thanks to a very clean competition, ahead of the trials Mary Rivereau and Marie-Julie Bonin, 2019 Junior European Vice-Champion.
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