On July 25, the RMClub Forbach welcomed back our young medal winners from the para-athletics world championships in Paris and bearing another piece of excellent news: the qualification for the 2024 Paralympic Games of four Mauritian athletes who finished in the top four in the finals of each individual event!
Roberto Michel, 23, took fourth place in the T34 100-meter final, while Anaïs Angeline’s second attempt in the T37 long jump also put her in fourth place. Meanwhile, 27-year-old para-athlete Noémie Alphonse is runner-up in the 100-meter T54 (16.05) and bronze medallist in the 400-meter T54 (53.63), as is her compatriot Yovani Philippe, in the 400-meter T20 (47.58), with a breathtaking comeback in the last 100 meters. RMClub is the official partner of the athlete who has not finished thrilling Mauritian handisport!
The letter T refers to running and jumping events. The number corresponds to the classification of physical impairments (classes 30, 40, 50), sensory impairments (class 10) and intellectual impairments (class 20).
On another note, the 7e edition of the Beachcomber trail attracted some 1,300 runners on Sunday July 30. on the start line of the three events – the trail du Sud Sauvage (60 km), du Nautile (25 km) and du Souffleur (10 km) – offering some of the most beautiful southern panoramas.
Festive, family-friendly, convivial… but also challenging and technical, with its vertiginous climbs and cliff-side courses, the 2023 event was sponsored by five-time Mauritian record-holder Marie Perrier. Maryam Berthault took the podium in this year’s queen race, clocking 9 hours 53 minutes and 17 seconds, while Judicael Sautron from Reunion, making his third appearance, won the men’s race after 7 hours 56 minutes and 41 seconds. “It’s a course that’s both technical and wild, the likes of which you don’t see on Reunion Island! In fact, I’d like to invite everyone from Réunion to take part”, he confided.
