Alexandre Lefevre Zélia Avezou, a renowned French climber, won the gold medal in the bouldering event at the 2023 European Games. She is now sharing her climbing expertise by explaining the fundamental techniques of this exciting sport, which will be featured at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Zélia Avezou reveals the secrets of climbing six months before the Paris Olympic Games
As the Paris Olympic Games approach, Zélia Avezou, a 19-year-old climber and member of the French climbing team, shares her expertise by revealing four technical movements of her discipline. She particularly explains the importance of placing one’s foot on holds using the “toe”, thus allowing one to maintain strength to move efficiently on the wall while controlling their swing with multiple gestures. As a bouldering specialist, she has already won the gold medal at the 2023 European Games and is the junior world champion in the discipline. She also details the technique of “mantle” and “dynamic move”, a movement consisting of swinging from one hold to another.
Climbing on the road to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games
Having become an Olympic sport at the Tokyo Games in 2021, climbing will continue its ascent in Paris in 2024. The French team is well positioned to win medals, particularly in bouldering, after earning nine medals in this specialty during various stages of the last World Cup, including a bronze medal won by Zélia’s older brother, Sam Avezou. France ranks as the second climbing nation in the world, just behind Japan and ahead of the United States, with a promising and talented young generation fully focused on the upcoming Olympic deadline.
Source of the article: Francetvinfo
