{"id":92618,"date":"2023-11-08T15:00:20","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T14:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jazairhope.org\/?p=92618"},"modified":"2023-11-08T10:54:47","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T09:54:47","slug":"kaylia-nemour-algerian-gymnast-ready-for-paris-2024-after-rollercoaster-start-to-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jazairhope.org\/en\/kaylia-nemour-algerian-gymnast-ready-for-paris-2024-after-rollercoaster-start-to-career\/","title":{"rendered":"Kaylia Nemour: Algerian gymnast ready for Paris 2024 after rollercoaster start to career"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The French-born teenager talks to The National about switching allegiances, racing to qualify for the Olympics, and having a skill named after her<\/h4>\n
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You don\u2019t need to be a gymnastics expert to realise that Kaylia Nemour\u2019s uneven bars routine is extraordinary.<\/p>\n

The 16-year-old French-born Algerian effortlessly transitions from bar to bar, pulling off one inconceivable move after the other, twisting, turning and soaring into the air, making it look all too easy before she sticks the landing.<\/p>\n

A true natural on the apparatus, Nemour\u2019s routine drew gasps from the assembled audience at Antwerp\u2019s Sportpaleis as she clinched a silver medal in uneven bars at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, becoming the first African gymnast in history to compete in a World Championship final and secure a medal.<\/p>\n

Nemour also reached the final in the individual all-around competition, placing eighth with a total score of 53.966, just 4.433 shy of\u00a0Simone Biles\u2019 gold medal-winning tally<\/a>.<\/p>\n

She walked away from Antwerp with a ticket to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, where she will be a serious contender for at least one podium spot.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe championship was an incredible experience in terms of the time spent there and the experience I got from being around the biggest gymnasts in the world,\u201d Nemour told\u00a0The National<\/i>\u00a0in an interview translated from French. \u201cI am super proud to have won this medal for Algeria and for Africa.\u201d<\/p>\n

Less than six months ago, Nemour wasn\u2019t certain she would be able to even make it to the World Championships, let alone the Olympics.<\/p>\n

For two-and-a-half years, she faced one obstacle after another that prevented her from competing. First came Covid, which shut down gyms and cancelled competitions worldwide. Then knee surgery to treat osteochondritis, a condition related to issues with growth plates.<\/p>\n