Sandrine Martinet-Aurières has been selected to be the flag bearer of the France Paralympic team for the Tokyo Olympic Games. An honor for this Aveyron disabled judoka in the visually impaired category.
That’s it, Sandrine Martinet-Aurières is one of the 4 flag bearers, 2 Olympic and 2 Paralympic, chosen to lead the France team during the opening ceremonies of the next Tokyo Olympics.
Remember that Sandrine became a disabled athlete in judo, in the visually impaired category B2. She will be accompanied by Stéphane Houdet, an extraordinary wheelchair tennis champion. They were elected by a vote of the general public in which more than 40,000 people participated.
“a pride in serving the nation”
The Paralympic duo will be accompanied by judoka Clarisse Agbegnenou and gymnast Samir Aït Saïd, the two able-bodied athletes who will guide the Olympic team. They were nominated by their peers.
One can imagine the immense emotion felt by Sandrine: “A fantastic dream, an honor, a pride to serve the nation, to guide the athletes, to carry the French team as far as possible”.
A joy and pride that reverberated to the very depths of Aveyron, in the village of Saint-Julien de Piganiol, where the parents of our champion have resided for twenty years. “Unable to go to Aveyron, I spoke a lot with my family by phone and video. I would have liked to be a mouse, hidden behind the walls of the house in Saint-Julien, when my parents learned that I was had become a flag bearer. For our family, it’s really great to know that, an incredible chance. Who would have said or dared to imagine, when I was a child with my handicap, that I was going to experience such an event? “, she clarified.
With her fine track record and her experience (see opposite), Sandrine will know how to support Paralympic athletes, especially those who are going to make their first Games: “The Olympics represent a separate competition, on a large scale. It’s up to me to do them. get in good condition so that they manage their stress positively, have fun and be efficient “.
The Aveyronnais will follow with great interest the fights of Sandrine.
