Victor Lemaire: “Showing that you can pass the CAPES exam and compete in high-level sports”
Victor Lemaire was a sports science student before earning his master's degree and teaching certificate this year. Since early June, he has also been the French university champion in the 400 meters.
It was in Vineuil, near Blois, that Victor Lemaire, accompanied by 24 teammates from Montpellier, won his university championship title last June. Although he took first place in 47.63 seconds, he achieved his best time a few days later (on June 8) by running the 400 meters in just 47.54 seconds. This was an impressive performance for the 23-year-old athlete, who only started practicing this sport three years ago. "I played a lot of team sports before that, but my greatest strengths were endurance and speed, so I signed up for athletics. It's a complicated sport because it involves long sprints, which require a lot of physical effort, but it's now a real passion," says Victor Lemaire.
Win a medal and a teaching certificate
He now pursues his passion at the SCO Ste Marguerite club in Marseille, where he now lives. "I finished my studies in Montpellier, having completed a MEF master's degree in sports science last year and also obtained my CAPES teaching certificate. " He is now completing his internship with the aim of becoming a physical education teacher. To give himself the best chance of success, the student has chosen to temporarily suspend his sporting activities, as juggling competition, with six two-hour training sessions per week, and his university studies is "not always easy, especially at master's level. I had to miss sessions and train late at night, which meant I was out of sync with my group, but I wanted to show that I could pass the CAPES and compete at a high level in sports." Victor Lemaire is not giving up athletics, however, and plans to resume training as soon as possible to continue improving, developing his skills, and aiming for the highest level.