Deprived of the 2024 Olympic Games because of a back injury, Célia Serber is back. The Gymnast of Guadeloupeal origin is participating this weekend in the Internationals of France in Bercy this weekend, one of the major events of world gymnastics. Overseas the 1st attended his last INSEP training in Paris.
We know the Martinicaise Mélanie de Jesus dos Santos and Reunionese Marine Boyerbut French artistic gymnastics has other ultramarine nuggets like Célia Serber, of Guadeloupe origin.
She competes this Saturday, September 13 and Sunday, September 14 at International of France in Bercy. “Quite solid on the four apparatus“, it stands out”a little more on jump and bars“, But not to the point of qualifying as a specialist.”So getting to the final, it would be a nice surprise already“, She says.
In any case, Célia Serber does everything for. Tara Duncanson, her American coach, the judge “fit“. “It is not an easy sport but for me it is magnificent the dedication and the perseverance which she shows“, She greets.
The Guadeloupe gymnast went through a more complicated period after promising beginnings: French junior champion in 2017 and 2018, she had become a replacement for the French gymnastics team at the Tokyo Olympics at just 18 years old.
But a Back injury deprived her of the Olympic Games from Paris 2024. The back and the tendons were therefore one of the big points of vigilance at the fore-season. SA 4e Make way for world university games last July in Germany is a good sign, his coach said he was “Very happy for her“.
The French internationals are a stage before the big goal of the season: the world artistic gymnastics championships in Jakarta (Indonesia) from October 19 to 25, 2025 to which Célia Serber hopes to compete. “”If I am selected, it will be my second world championships and it is also a great experience with great gymnasts so it is that the most“, she breathes.
“In the long term, I watch Los Angeles because it is the Olympic Games, it is the realization of all this workshe confesses. After I really take my time, day by day, see how it is pampering and above all to make me happy. That I am well in my head and in my body, it is the most important.”
A state of mind confirmed by his trainer. “”The Los Angeles Olympics, this is the ultimate goal but for the moment we make the preparation step by stepTara Duncanson. It is important that she feels well physically and mentally so we do year by year and competition by competition.”
Célia in any case demonstrates a flawless determinationwhich may come from his parents, with a judoka father and a gymnast mother. His coach concludes: “It’s a fighter“.
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