Hairdresser and triathlete, she will leave on March 27 for Sri Lanka to participate in the Raid Amazones with her two friends. Objective, shine to support an association.
“Live moments rich in meaning and benevolence”. It is with this source of motivation, in particular, that Biterroise Élodie Senegas will embark on the Raid Amazones. This adventure combining sport and humanitarianism.
In Sri Lanka, where this 21st edition will take place on March 27, this professional hairdresser will put her passion for sport at the service of the local population. “I had always wanted to go on a humanitarian triprejoices the 42-year-old woman. And there, I tell myself that it’s great, everything is linked, there is humanitarianism and sport.”
In sport, when you are in the effort, there are emotions that come up, it’s quite strong
Because indeed, the sporting competition will not be left in the background. Which is not to displease Élodie Senegas, triathlete, just like her two friends, with whom she will form the “Trio de filles” team.
“With Annick Marcuello, we compete togetherexplains the Héraultaise surrounded by her two friends from Narbonne and who was notably on the podium of the last Urban trail in Béziers. We did the GR 20 in Corsica, a few times a year, we leave for competitions, accompanied by the whole family. Then, in sport, when you are in the effort, there are emotions that come up, it’s quite strong. So when Annick proposed to Lucie Saturino and me to participate in this raid, I was delighted.”
A raid for “Ninon, a flower among the others”
However, one who has fallen into this discipline “a little crazy” what triathlon is thanks to his brother, will not only leave in the middle of the Indian Ocean to “the timeline”. Élodie, Annick and Lucie are also committed to Ninon. This 12-year-old girl, carrier of trisomy 21, at the heart of the association “Ninon, a flower among the others”, created by her parents.
“Four times a year, Ninon and her parents go to Belgium, where the young girl participates in therapeutic programs to promote her motor and intellectual possibilities”explains Lucie Saturino, manager of a gym in Narbonne, who knows the girl well.
“But these trips have a cost. And our objective with this raid is to raise money which will be donated to Ninon’s family to enable him to make these stays.” In the meantime, “Trio de filles” will have to fight against 110 other teams to finish as high as possible in the final ranking and collect as much money as possible for the association.
Sport in the morning and charity in the afternoon
Created in 2001, the Raid Amazones has the particularity of being a multi-sport and 100% feminine adventure. From March 27 to April 6, every morning, the 270 “amazons”, grouped in teams of 2 or 3, will compete in different sporting events: trails, run and bike, archery, 17 km of kayaking and mountain biking.
The afternoons will be devoted to the Sri Lankan population. In particular, by helping them in their professional tasks, or by intervening in schools to provide pens, notebooks or other school materials.
A competition also at the service of associations. Indeed, each team competes for an association of its choice. Then, at each edition, the organization defends a cause and donates part of the money from registrations. Enough to respect the leitmotifs of this raid: solidarity and conviviality.
