Louison Grepin, wins gold at U17, silver at U20 • TNTV Tahiti Nui Télévision
A delegation of Tahiti, made up of four athletes from Papeete and Taravao, participated in the New Zealand Championships in the U-17 and U-20 categories.
Among the boys, Dimitri Bono, Luis Marie Sanchez and Gael Michel lost with honors in the quarter-finals due to differences of less than two touches, in apprentices as in juniors.
But among the girls, Laura Tea Louison Grepin caused a surprise. The youngster won the under-17 gold against the New Zealander, winning 15 to 14 after trailing 13 for 7.
“I told myself go and have fun, put in as many keys as you can. Gradually, I started putting in three or four touches in a row. So I went up”Says Laura T.
‘It was a complicated game’ His coach, Arnaud Belanger, explains.
The little girl returned to fenua with the rest of the delegation and the athletes had already resumed their training.
At the end of June at the Oceania Under-17 in Australia, a Polynesian delegation of 12 fencers already shone, winning 17 medals.
Upcoming Fencing Clubs: Asian Championship in April 2023 in India and Oceania 2023.
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