Victor Lemaire: "Show that you can pass the Capes and do top-level sport".
Victor Lemaire was a Staps student before graduating this year with a Master's degree and his Capes. Since the beginning of June, he has also been French university champion in the 400-meter race.
It was in Vineuil, near Blois, that Victor Lemaire, accompanied by 24 team-mates from Montpellier, went in search of his university championship title last June. Although he took first place in 47.63 seconds, his best time came a few days later (June 8) when he ran the 400 metres in just 47.54 seconds. A fine performance for the 23-year-old athlete, who only took up the sport three years ago. " I did a lot of team sports before that, but my greatest qualities were endurance and speed, so I signed up for track and field. It's a complicated sport because it involves long sprints, requiring a lot of effort from the body, but it's now a real passion," declares Victor Lemaire.
Winning a medal and a Capes
It's a passion he now exercises with the SCO Ste Marguerite club in Marseille, where he now lives. " I finished my studies in Montpellier, having completed a Master MEF in Staps last year and also obtained my Capes. He is now doing his internship deferral with the aim of becoming an EPS teacher. To give himself the best chance of success, the student chose to temporarily suspend his sporting activity, as the link between competition, with its six times two hours of weekly training, and his university course was " not always easy, especially in the Masters. I had to miss sessions, train late and be out of step with my group, but I wanted to show that I could pass the Capes and do top-level sport. " Victor Lemaire is not giving up athletics, however, and intends to resume training as soon as possible to continue to progress, develop and aim for the top level.