It has been a few years since the La Rochotte gymnasium has welcomed so many young badminton players. Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 February, the Chaumont Badminton Club organized the 3rd stage of the chicks/minibad circuit and the youth circuit, open to youngsters to juniors.
In all, more than a hundred young people competed in this way, including 30 minibads and chicks (between 6 and 10 years old). The competition, overseen by the Aube/Haute-Marne departmental committee, brought together almost all the clubs, including Chaumont, Langres and Bettancourt, as far as Haute-Marne is concerned.
Proof that the work of training and structuring pays, the participation and the results of Haute-Marne are in clear progress. Thus, Chaumont won four victories, in particular thanks to its women, Léane Chiarla (minibad), Elsa Comte (chick) and Louann Guyot (minime), and Malo Foulon, winner in series 4 among the youngest. The Chaumont Badminton Club, with a badminton school of around sixty young people, completes its harvest with eight other podiums in the different age categories, including a hat-trick for the chicks.
Young people have an appointment in Bar-sur-Aube
On the Langres side, the harvest was also good. The Lingon club indeed leaves with three silver medals, thanks to Eliott Bouillaud (youngest series 1), Alexis Bouillaud (cadets) and Maël Dias (minimes), and a third place signed Lolarose Consigny Guillemin, among the minimals.
Finally, the SLO Bettancourt stood out for its part among the youngest, thanks to the victory of Lana Drouard, and among the cadets, with the success of Pierre-Elie Thièblemont. The day before, Matthieu Roche had won third place among the chicks.
This competition was also open to veteran mixed doubles. Only three pairs made the trip, with a final victory going to the Chaumont duo Nicolas Wambst / Maud Marie dit Lacour, ahead of Romuald Dufour (Chaumont) and Anne-Zite Quentin (Langres).
The fourth stage of the youth circuit will take place on March 26, in Bar-sur-Aube.
D. C.
