Marie Navone: "A successful duo!
Marie Navone is a Staps student. With her partner Emma Bouremel, they won the gold medal in the French university rhythmic gymnastics duet championship.
Marie Navone and Emma Bouremel came to Strasbourg to claim the title of French university rhythmic gymnastics duet champions, thanks to two minutes of flawless choreography. " In this discipline, we have to perform choreographed sequences using what are known as apparatus. There are five of them: ribbon, rope, hoop, clubs and ball," explains Marie Navone.
Although the 22-year-old has been competing in the university championship for the past 4 years, she has been doing competitive gymnastics for 12 years now. " I was just ten years old when I started competing with the Castries-Vendargues l'Elan Gymnique club, where I still train today. A club with which the gymnast has competed in French championships as well as European tournaments.
Six to eight hours of training
However, it wasn't there that Marie Navone met her partner Emma Bouremel, but at the UFR Staps where they are both studying. " We met in competition and had the same level, so we decided to do this duo, which has worked out well. Up to now, she has pursued her studies without ever cutting back on her six to eight hours of weekly training. " In rhythmic gymnastics, there aren't many gymnasts and we go straight to the French championship, which limits the number of competitions in the year. So it's easier to train and study at the same time.
But this year there will be no competition for the Master 2 student, who is preparing for her competitive examination to become a PE teacher. " The competition takes place just ten days before the exam, so unfortunately I can't take part in the circuit. So these were my last university championships. " What better way to finish than with a flourish!