Cassandre Beaugrand
Triathlon
Coached By Her Father
Olympic Gold Medalist
Be sure to visit Ms. Beaugrand's site: https://www.instagram.com/cassandrebeaugrand
Respect
Champion
"France’s Cassandre Beaugrand gave some insight into the suffocating pressure that comes with being a home favourite at the Olympics [2024 Paris] when, racked by nerves, she threw up at the start of the women’s triathlon on July 31.
Less than two hours later, however, she reaped the benefits in spectacular style, surfing the wave of popular support rolling off the streets of Paris to surge clear on the run and win the country’s first gold in the sport.
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The Frenchwoman grabbed the finish tape, kissed it and collapsed to the ground...“I can’t find the words, it’s crazy what’s happening to me. This morning, I would never have believed it,” Beaugrand said...“This morning, I was in total panic. I vomited before the start... It was nerves. It’s never happened to me before, and in front of the other athletes. Everyone knew I was stressed.
“I told myself ‘Cass,... concentrate, you’ve been doing triathlon your whole life, it’s just another race’...And with about 2km to go, I thought I’d give it everything I had. I rode that wave and I didn’t give up.”
Cassandre Beaugrand"...Beaugrand lives in Antibes where she was coached by her father..."
More on Cassandre Beaugrand at The Percheron Sport Report, link here:
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