Emilie Motais from Narbonne: "Get an even better ranking".
Emilie Motais from Narbonne, a student at the Institut de formation en masso-kinésithérapie in Montpellier, won the university weightlifting championships in the under 64 kilos category, which took place on March 23 and 24, 2024 in Orléans .
78 kg in the snatch and 96 kg in the shoulder throw, that's the weight Emilie Motais from Narbonne managed to lift at the university championships held in Orléans on March 23 and 24, 2024. This feat not only earned her the top step of the podium, but also enabled her to break two university records and a French record in a discipline she has only been practicing for two and a half years.
A busy schedule
The young native of Saint-Pierre, Réunion, who is a member of the Toulon club, discovered weightlifting at the start of her Staps course. The sport quickly became a passion for the athlete, who trains " three hours a day, four times a week ". Of course , weightlifting doesn't prevent me from following my studies, but for competitions I sometimes have to leave as early as Friday evening, which can mean missing classes ".
Her professional goal: " to become a sports physiotherapist ". As for weightlifting, Emilie Motais from Narbonne hopes to " repeat the French championships to get a better ranking ", and has her sights set on the European championships.