As every year, it is you who will choose the sportswoman, the sportsman, and the para-athlete of the past sports year in Nice. There is a very high level in each category with Olympic champions, World and European champions, and French champions. It’s up to you to make your choice. 3, 2, 1โฆ On your mice!
Among the women, swimming in Nice is honored with three representatives from Olympic Nice Natation (Camille Muffat, Charlotte Bonnet, and Anna Santamans). But the swimmers from the Riviera will have a tough time against Marie-Eve Paget (Basketball) who will be ready to rebound or Adeline May (Savate Boxe Franรงaise) who is determined to come out victorious in this new fight.
โ Charlotte BONNET (Swimming: Olympic Nice Natation): Bronze medal at the European Championships in the 4x200m freestyle relay, European vice-champion in the 200m freestyle
โ Adeline MAY (Savate Boxe Franรงaise: Nice Boxing Team Frank May): Senior European Champion
โ Camille MUFFAT (Swimming: Olympic Nice Natation): 2x European champion in the 200m and 400m freestyle, 2x bronze medalist at the World Championships in the 200m freestyle and 4x200m freestyle relay
โ Marie-Eve PAGET (Basketball: Cavigal Nice Basket 06): World U19 vice-champion
โ Anna SANTAMANS (Swimming: Olympic Nice Natation): 2x European champion in the 4x50m medley relay and 4x100m freestyle relay
Among the men, it is Full Contact that will have the largest number of representatives with its two World and European Champions (Jรฉrรดme Ardissone and Jonathan Pastorino) who will have to fight hard against formidable opponents such as the Nice torpedo Yannick Agnel (Swimming), the rowing world vice-champion Quentin Vernier, and the U20 World Champion in Football and OGC Nice forward, Alexy Bosetti.
โ Yannick AGNEL (Swimming: Olympic Nice Natation): 2x World champion in the 200m freestyle and 4x100m freestyle relay, 2x European champion in the 200m and 400m freestyle
โ Jรฉrรดme ARDISSONE (Full Contact: Ardissone Nice Full Contact): WKN World Champion
โ Alexy BOSETTI (Football: OGC Nice): U20 World Champion
โ Jonathan PASTORINO (Full Contact: Ardissone Nice Full Contact): WKN European Champion
โ Quentin VERNIER (Rowing: Club Nautique de Nice): World Hope vice-champion
In the Para-Sports category, we also have a highly qualified lineup, with two clubs from which all the participants come. Anices will present Patrice Barratero (Snowboarding) who might be heading to the Sochi Paralympics and Nathalie Cuny (Athletics), French champion in the 5,000m. The Association Culture & Sport Adaptรฉ 06 will be well-represented with three participants: Valerie Chaix (Athletics), Marie-Noรซlle Humberset (Bowling/Petanque), and Clara Perrin (Athletics), all three French Champions in their disciplines.
โ Patrice BARRATERO (Snowboarding: ANICES): Vice-champion of France, preselected for the 2014 Sochi Olympics
โ Valรฉrie CHAIX (Athletics: Association Culture & Sport Adaptรฉ 06): French Champion of the 800m Walk
โ Nathalie CUNY (Athletics: ANICES/ASPTT Nice): French Champion of the 5,000m
โ Marie-Noรซlle HUMBERSET (Nice Sports Leisure for the Deaf): 2x French vice-champion in Bowling and Petanque
โ Clara PERRIN (Athletics: Association Culture & Sport Adaptรฉ 06): 2x French Junior Champion in the 1,500m and 3,000m Walk