The Union: Athlete & Content Writer Profile

There are twenty-eight individual nominees, representing five local clubs.

L’Union Team Triathlon : Caroline Sajous, ex-president and co-founder of the club, created the essential regional race “La Ronde du Printemps”.

The Union Athletic Club : Léa Guignard, minor champion of Occitanie 120 m, Seynabou Camara, champion of France Elite 400 m Hurdles, Emelie Chéze, bronze medal at the France 10,000 m Juniors, Anne Calgaro, vice-champion of France masters (M60) 100 m/200 m, Alexandre Masse, bronze medal at the France Masters 3,000 m steeplechase (M35), Léna Phillipc vice-champion of France 4x100m.

L’Union Gym : Elisabeth Munier, 8 years of presidency, Eulalie Costa, young gymnast holding the federal diploma and a class 2 judging level. Qualified for the Tumbling Worlds, Théo Garcia (elite 15/16 years old) vice-champion of France, Elio Torga-Ceschi (elite 17/21 years old) 7th in France.

Archery : Alicia Baumert, gold medal at the world games, David Jackson, team silver medal at the European indoor championship, Paolo Hernandez, Occitanie indoor champion, Vincent Demeulenaere, silver medal at the Occitanie championship, Gabriel Abadie-Peytavy, 8th at the Occitanie championship, Alexandre Costa-Boccalon, Occitanie champion, Aurore Jamin, best young person in the Miss tournament.

ASU Diving : Aliénor Ayasta, world champion in Synchronized Swimming. Oxyjeunes Regional Challenge (8/17 years) of the FFESSM, junior boys Noah Viceconte, 2nd, Camille Rigaud, 4th, Clara Cazemajou, junior 3rd, Morgane Dumain, junior girl 3rd.

Dojo Unionais : five new black belts: Aïkido, Cédric Carro, Judo, Guillaume Chollet (15 years old), Louis Kiymaz (16 years old), Thibaut Hyordey, and Habib Mokhtari.

Aiko Tanaka

Aiko Tanaka is a combat sports journalist and general sports reporter at Archysport. A former competitive judoka who represented Japan at the Asian Games, Aiko brings firsthand athletic experience to her coverage of judo, martial arts, and Olympic sports. Beyond combat sports, Aiko covers breaking sports news, major international events, and the stories that cut across disciplines — from doping scandals to governance issues to the business side of global sport. She is passionate about elevating the profile of underrepresented sports and athletes.

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