Andy Barat

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Andy Barat
Personal information
Born (1997-11-29) 29 November 1997 (age 27) [1]
Anjouan, Comoros [1]
Sport
CountryFlag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros
Sport Canoe slalom
Event
K1, Kayak cross [1]

Andy Barat (born 29 November 1997) [1] is a Comorian slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2023, specializing in K1 and kayak cross. [2] He represented Comoros at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

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Biography

Barat was born in 1997 [3] and spent his early years in Mutsamudu, a city in the Comoros, before later moving to France. [4] His father is from Anjouan while his mother is French. [5] He played multiple sports growing up, including football, judo and BMX biking. [6] When he was approximately 13, he was introduced to kayak slalom by his cousin, a member of the club CKClisson in Loire-Atlantique. [6] In France, Barat attended the Raphaël-Elizé school in Sablé-sur-Sarthe. [6] He competed at canoeing competitions in France and won the silver medal at the French Slalom Cup in 2022. [7] He also served four years in the French Army, being a member of the 3rd Marine Infantry Regiment through 2023. [6]

Having served for France, his mother's country, Barat decided that he wanted to represent his father's country and "make the Comorian colours shine." [6] He began competing in international canoeing events under the Comorian flag in 2023. [6] He participated at several events that year, including in Slovenia, Spain, France, Britain and Germany. [4] Among the 2023 events he participated in were the Canoe Slalom World Cup and the World Championships. [4] [8] He competed at the World Cup again in 2024 and also won the silver medal at the 2024 African championships. [5] [9]

He qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics and is the country's first-ever Olympic canoeist. [6] [10] He finished 24th in the K1 event and 38th in kayak cross.

Barat is regarded as the best canoeist for the Comoros, a sport that has been described as "new ... if not non-existent" in the country. [9] He continues his training at the Clisson Canoe Kayak Club, where he is highly valued by the young members who support him daily and sometimes train alongside him.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Barat Andy". Paris 2024 Olympics . Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "Andy BARAT (COM)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  3. ↑ "Andy Barat". Fédération française de canoë (in French).
  4. 1 2 3 Imtiyaz (4 July 2024). "Jeux Olympiques: Un kayakiste comorien aux JO de Paris 2024" [Olympic Games: A Comorian kayaker at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games]. La Gazette des Comores (in French).
  5. 1 2 "JO 2024 : «Représenter mon pays, les Comores, est une évidence" [Olympic Games 2024: "Representing my country, the Comoros, is obvious"]. Habariza Comores (in French). 26 June 2024.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Banc, Frédéric (4 July 2024). "Comores – Une première: un kayakiste aux Jeux olympiques" [Comoros – A first: a kayaker at the Olympic Games]. Le Quotidien de La Réunion (in French). Archived from the original on 6 July 2024.
  7. ↑ "Canoë-kayak. Coupe de France de slalom N3: Andy Barat, en tête de bout en bout" [Canoe Kayak. French Slalom Cup N3: Andy Barat, in the lead from start to finish]. Ouest-France (in French). 17 April 2022. Archived from the original on 6 July 2024 – via archive.today.
  8. ↑ "Andy Barat, le kayakiste comorien qui rêve des JO 2024" [Andy Barat, the Comorian kayaker who dreams of the 2024 Olympics]. Comores Magazine (in French). 27 June 2024. Archived from the original on 6 July 2024.
  9. 1 2 Imtiyaz (22 February 2024). "CANOË Andy Barat, le précurseur du Canoë aux Comores" [Canoe: Andy Barat, the precursor of Canoeing in the Comoros]. La Gazette des Comores (in French).
  10. ↑ "Andy Barat : De Clisson aux Jeus Olympiques, le parcours d'un Kayakiste Comorien" [Andy Barat: From Clisson to the Olympic Games, the journey of a Comorian kayaker]. Comores-Infos.net (in French). 27 June 2024.
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