Emilie Motais from Narbonne: “Achieving an even better ranking”
Emilie Motais from Narbonne, a student at the Montpellier Institute of Physical Therapy, won the university weightlifting championships in the under-64-kilogram category, which took place on March 23 and 24, 2024, in Orleans.
78 kg in the snatch and 96 kg in the clean and jerk: that's how much Emilie Motais from Narbonne managed to lift at the university championships held on March 23 and 24, 2024, in Orléans. This feat not only earned her a place on the top step of the podium, but also broke two university records and one French record in a discipline she has only been practicing for two and a half years.
A busy schedule
The young woman from Réunion, originally from Saint-Pierre and registered with the Toulon club, discovered weightlifting at the beginning of her studies in sports science. It quickly became a passion for the athlete, who trains "three hours a day, four times a week." This busy schedule is not always easy to juggle with her studies at the Montpellier Institute of Physiotherapy, where she is in her third year: "Of course, weightlifting doesn't prevent me from pursuing my studies, but for competitions I sometimes have to leave on Friday evening, which can cause me to miss classes."
Her professional goal: "to become a sports physiotherapist."In terms of weightlifting, Emilie Motais from Narbonne wants to "compete in the French championships again to achieve a better ranking,"and has her sights set on the European championships.