62-Year-Old Saint-Malo Player Wins Vice-World Championship

A few days after playing the double ladies’ final at badminton world in ThailandRégine Glondu was back on the land of Marville, in Saint-Malo, Tuesday, September 23, 2025. Where her performance was dignified by her club, the JA of Saint-Servan.

“Getting a medal in an Asian country is not nothing,” smiles the 62 -year -old badist.

A resident of Corseul, this former sports teacher rather worn on handball discovered badminton late, at the Pleslin-Trigavou leisure club. It was in Quévert that she begins the competition, then in Saint-Malo, after meeting the president of Cathy Justel section. She finds it “big support” and also Jacky Linderer, who has become her coach.

Its engine? “The desire to progress”

Always motivated by her “desire to progress and have opposition”, Régine Glondu has obtained several national titles, in simple as in double ladies. It was also in France that she met her competitor who became a partner, Isabelle Marriée, licensed in Pornichet.

They have been playing together for 14 years, but had never been beyond international quarters before. This time, the duo, which evolves in the veterans category 60-65 years, defeated the Indian sign. In the quarters, they won in two sets against the English heads of serial number 2. Ditto in the semi-finals, against Thai at home. After these two exceptional performances, “I put myself pressure,” admits Régine Glondu, and the French pair lost in two sets against Irish women, triple world champions.

“An extraordinary experience”

The experience will remain “extraordinary”. “We had a welcome at the top of the Thai people, a very good spirit, a beautiful solidarity between the French players. “It was still necessary to get used to the” deviated steering wheel “because of air conditioning,” wet heat “outside the field.

Carried by “the unwavering support” of his spouse Rodolphe Glondi, also a badist, Régine is not close to putting out the racket. She impresses with “her perseverance”, her ability “to find the weak point of the opponent”.

The technique, “my weak point”

Her, she knows it: “It is the technique, for example for the releases. “Today, she works above all” her explosiveness “, crucial in the discipline. “It’s difficult to keep, but that’s what makes the difference at our ages. »»

The desire, as for her, remains intact: “When you take pleasure in playing in double ladies, it’s addictive! »»

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