She will only have played for a year on the banks of the Lys. Yaëlle Hoyaux leaves the Volant Airois (LVA) at the same time as the Insep. To continue her progress, she wanted a very high level training structure. She found him in Fos-sur-mer where she will train with the Popov brothers, Hristo, the French champion, and Toma junior, also one of the best French.
Aire wipes several refusals to replace it
To replace her, it was necessary to recruit solid and French because the Federation imposes a quota of national players. But the female market is very closed. Solicited, Léa Palermo, French doubles champion, opted for Cholet, while the Northerner Marie Batomène, French n ° 2 in singles, joins Arras after the stop at Aulnay-sous-bois.
On the other hand, Romane Clotteaux-Foucault, 19, will wear the Airoise colors where she joins Sara Lamoulie and Louis Ducrot, whom she already knows. Despite her youth, she is a resident of the French Top 5 in singles. ” She wanted to compete at the high level on a regular basis, specifies Fred Ducrot, president of the LVA. She participated in the junior world championship, trains in Rennes, her region of origin, in an academy dedicated to badminton ».
Faithful strangers
Another recruit, the Englishman Ben Lane, who joins his partner Sean Vendy, his integration will only be easier. The pair are ranked in the Top 50 worldwide. Thomas Baurès, who had given guarantees every time he rubbed shoulders with the Top 12, won his place in the elite. Rajiv Ouseph and Lydia-Jane Powell, the English, just like the Belgians Flore Vandenhoucke and Maxime Moreels, remain faithful in airoises colors.
Briot sent to reserve?
The LVA also has signed Iris Leijsen, a 17-year-old Dutchwoman which won at the Airois sports complex during the U17 international stage. In Nationale 2 it will be able to gain volume and, who knows, tease the residents of the Top 12. As for Maxime Briot, little in sight last season, a proposal was made to him to regain tone and playing time in team 2. Case to be continued.
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