Amandha Sylves, a young Saint-Martin volleyball prodigy, and her teammates made the colors of France shine by winning the Golden League in June.
A first international title for Les Bleues which opens the doors to the Challenger Cup which has been played in Croatia since yesterday, Thursday 28 July. Our players face Colombia this Friday. “It's a tournament between eight nations. The winners will qualify for the 2023 Nations League,” explains Amandha Sylves. An ambitious and motivating prospect since the best teams in the world compete in the League of Nations.
This year, the young woman spent her first season in the Italian club Azzurra Volley San. “Being spotted by Italians was already recognition. “, she confides. “With Turkey, these are the two great volleyball nations. We are only four French women playing in Italy”. After the announcement of the good news, he still had to get to work despite all his talent. “It was my first season abroad and the Italian level is something else! The coach very quickly identified my areas for improvement”. Speed of movement in the block, service, attacks... after a year spent in Florence, the athlete can see her progress. Two years from the Paris Olympics, Amandha and Les Bleues are therefore in great shape. “The coach has already warned us, this is the last year we had holidays! ” Qualified automatically, France “will not make up the numbers”, assures the Saint-Martinoise. Will she be there? “You can never be sure. “, underlines with modesty the player. _pc
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