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Amandine Chazot, here in an undated photo.
DEATH – She was world stand-up paddle champion in 2017 and 2019, and also six times French champion. Breton woman Amandine Chazot died during the week at the age of 33, following cancer, reports West France.
Licensed at the Pagaies-club of Pont-l'Abbé in Finistère, the young woman had largely participated in trying to popularize this minor sporting discipline in France. She also carried the Olympic flame during her visit to the La Torche spot, in Plomeur, before the Paris Olympic Games.
“Amandine was not only a great champion, she embodied the deep values of our sport: perseverance, passion and immense humility. His light and his smile will continue to shine in our memories, and his journey will remain an example for future generations”reacted the Brittany Surfing League on Facebook.
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“Amandine, it was you who brought the dynamics of Stand-up paddleboarding to the Pont-l’Abbé river. You motivated us to create our club, you inspired the young people of Pays Bigouden”wrote for his part, still on Facebook, his club in Pont-l'Abbé.
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When West France had met Amandine Chazot last June, she said « fight intensely » the disease. She also confided in her relationship with the sea: “ alone on the water, I feel a sort of fusion with the ocean, it's like a meditation. »
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