Gabriel Bordier keeps his title of champion of France! The Mayennais, licensed at Union Sportive Saint-Berthevin (USSB), picks up the gold medal in the 10,000m walk final in 38’18”55this Sunday, June 26 morning during the French Elite Championships in Caen (Calvados).
World best performance of the season
The 24-year-old walker beat his personal record this Sunday, June 26: “I even explode it. My record was in Angers last year in 39 minutes and 31 seconds”, specifies Gabriel Bordier interviewed by France Bleu Mayenne after his race. He even achieves the best performance in the world of the season. And as if that weren’t enough, he also becomes the 8th European performer in history. “It seems to me that I am 10 seconds away from Yohann Diniz’s French record“, he underlines.
Gabriel Bordier’s performance is all the more impressive, as he must manage his medical studies in Angers at the same time.. He’s a rheumatology resident. “I do my day at the hospital and I train in the evening when I get home from work. I want to do everything, for sure it might get stuck at some point, but until then I’m doing pretty well. It’s organization and passion“, rejoices the athlete from Saint-Berthevin.