At 22, this young Breton becomes world number 1 in his sport

At 22, this young Breton becomes world number 1 in his sport

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In Pleumeur-Bodou, we can be proud to now count on the commune a world number one athlete in his discipline: Guénolé Coiffardlicensed from Speed Trégor Clubhas just reached the highest rank in crossminton (1).

A coronation recorded in Latvia

After ending his international season with two victories (one in singles, one in doubles) during an international tournament in Latviaon the weekend of November 16 and 17, the Trégorrois was on the lookout for a misstep from his main rivals.

The Speed ​​Trégor Club announced the good news this Monday, November 25. Guénolé Coiffard gains two places in the world rankingsovertaking two Czech competitors, to climb to the top.

First competition at 12 years old

Barely in his twenties (he was born in 2002), Pleumeurois is world number 1, nine years after its debut in official competition. He discovered this discipline during an association forum.

On its Facebook page, its club measures the progress made by exhuming the report from the time, February 2015:

“The performance of the weekend goes to Guénolé, a very promising 12-year-old player, who for his first official competition achieved the feat of winning a match against adults. »

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“Between a promising young player and a world number one, there is a huge gap that Guénolé was able to bridge through passion, motivation, self-sacrifice, training and analysis to become the best current crossminton player on the planet,” applauds again his club.

(1) Crossminton is a racket sport inspired by squash, tennis and badminton. The Speed ​​Trégor Club explains it to you here.

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