Kaylia Nemour

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Kaylia Nemour
Gymnast Kaylia Nemour medalling on bars 2023.jpg
Nemour in 2023
Personal information
Country representedFlag of Algeria.svg  Algeria (2022–present)
Former countries representedFlag of France.svg  France (2017–2021)
Born (2006-12-30) 30 December 2006 (age 17)
Saint-Benoît-la-Forêt, France
Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2017–2021 (FRA)
2022–present (ALG)
ClubAvoine-Beaumont
Head coach(es)Marc Chirilcenco, Gina Chirilcenco
Medal record
Representing Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Women's artistic gymnastics
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Antwerp Uneven bars
African Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Pretoria All-around
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Pretoria Team
FIG World Cup
Event1st2nd3rd
World Cup411
World Challenge Cup011
Total422

Kaylia Nemour (born 30 December 2006) is a French-Algerian artistic gymnast currently representing Algeria in international competition. At the 2023 World Championships, she became the first African gymnast to win a medal at the World Championships, winning silver on the uneven bars. She is the 2023 African all-around champion.

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Early life

Kaylia Nemour was born in Saint-Benoît-la-Forêt, France, on 30 December 2006 to a French mother and an Algerian father. [1] She began gymnastics when she was four years old. [2]

Espoir gymnastics career

Nemour made her international debut at the 2017 Tournoi International where she placed 16th in the all-around in the espoir division. [3] She then competed on all four events at the Top 12 Series 2, helping her club win its matchup against Lyon. [4]

Nemour's first event of 2018 was the Top 12 Series 3. She contributed on uneven bars, balance beam, and floor exercise toward Avoine's win over Rouen. [5] Then at Series 4, she competed on the uneven bars and helped her club win against Haguenau. [6] Then at the Top 12 Final she competed on uneven bars and floor exercise, helping Avoine win the silver medal overall. [7] At the 2018 French Championships, she finished seventh all-around in the espoir division. [8]

Junior gymnastics career

2019

Nemour competed on vault, balance beam, and floor exercise at the 2019 Top 12 Finals, helping Avoine finish second. [9] At the French Championships, she won the all-around for her age division; additionally, she scored the highest on floor exercise and uneven bars and third highest on vault. [10] In September, she competed at the Mediterranean Championships where she helped France finish third as a team. Individually, Nemour placed first in the all-around, on uneven bars, and on balance beam, fourth on vault, and fifth on floor exercise. [11]

Nemour competed at the Swiss Cup Juniors where she helped France finish second as a team, and individually, she won silver in the all-around behind Ana Bărbosu. [12] Then at the Elite Gym Massilia, she placed fifth in the all-around. In the event finals, she won the gold medal on the uneven bars and bronze on the floor exercise behind Viktoria Listunova and Jennifer Gadirova. [13] She helped Avoine win its matchup against Colomiers at the Top 12 Series 2. [14]

2020–21

In February 2020, Nemour competed on all four events at the Top 12 Series 3, helping Avoine win its matchup against Combs la Ville. [15] Most competitions were canceled or postponed in 2020 due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. She returned to competition in October at the French Test Meet, winning the junior all-around title by over three points. [16] She competed at the Coupe d’Hiver as part of the Blue Team; they finished first as a team. Additionally, Nemour finished first in the all-around. [17]

In 2021, Nemour competed at the Top 12 Championships. She had the highest scores of the competition on the three events she competed, and she helped Avoine win the title. [18] She then competed at the French Championships. She only competed on the uneven bars but won the title ahead of the senior competitors. [19] Nemour had to undergo two surgeries on her knees after developing osteochondritis. [20]

Senior gymnastics career

2022

Nemour became age-eligible for senior international competition in 2022. Although her personal doctor cleared her to resume training after the knee surgeries, the French national team doctor was unwilling to do so. The French Gymnastics Federation also wanted Nemour to leave her club and train in Paris under their supervision, but Nemour did not want to. [21] [22] As a result, Nemour opted to change her nationality to represent Algeria. In July, the International Gymnastics Federation approved the nationality change; however, because the French Gymnastics Federation blocked the request, Nemour would not be able to represent Algeria in FIG-sanctioned competitions (such as World Championships or African Championships) until July 2023. [23] [24]

In October, Nemour made her debut for Algeria at the Arab Championships, which is not an FIG-sanctioned event. While there, she helped Algeria win gold in the team competition. Individually, she won gold on the uneven bars and silver on balance beam behind Jana Abdelsalam. [25]

2023

Nemour was able to compete at the French domestic events at the beginning of the season. She helped Avoine win its matchups at the Top 12 Series 2, 3, and 4. [26] At the Top 12 Finals, she scored 15.350 on the uneven bars, the highest score of the entire competition, to help Avoine win the championship. [27]

In early 2023, an online petition began circulating, pressuring the French Gymnastics Federation to release Nemour and allow her to compete at the upcoming African Championships, which served as a qualifying event for the 2023 World Championships. [21] In May, Thierry Vildary, a French sports journalist, released a report documenting the French Gymnastics Federation's abuse of other gymnasts. A result of the report was that the federation released Nemour, which allowed her to compete at the African Championships two weeks later. [28] [29]

At the African Championships Nemour helped Algeria finish third as a team. Individually, she won the all-around ahead of reigning African champion Caitlin Rooskrantz and Jana Abdelsalam. In doing so, Nemour earned an individual berth to compete at the World Championships later in the year. [30] [31] In September, Nemour competed at the Paris World Challenge Cup, where she took the silver medal on the balance beam as well as bronze on the uneven bars. [32]

At the World Championships in Antwerp, Nemour qualified for the uneven bars final in third with a score of 14.733 and the individual all-around final with a total score of 53.699. These placements made her the first Algerian gymnast to qualify for a World Championship final. Furthermore, by finishing in 13th place in the all-around during the qualification round, Nemour qualified as an individual to compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. [21] [33] In the all-around final, she placed eighth, the highest placement for any gymnast representing an African nation, highlighted by a 15.200 on the uneven bars. [34] In the event final, she missed her opening combination but still scored 15.066, less than a tenth behind Qiu Qiyuan of China and earning the silver medal, the first World Championship medal received by an African gymnast. [35] [36]

After the World Championships, Nemour competed at the Arthur Gander Memorial and won the bronze medal in the all-around behind Júlia Soares and Mélanie de Jesus dos Santos. [37]

2024

Nemour began the year competing at the World Cups in Cottbus and Baku. She won gold on the uneven bars at both competitions, and she won bronze on floor exercise in Baku. [38] [39]

Eponymous skill

Nemour has an uneven bars release named after her in the Code of Points. The release is commonly called the "inbar Nabieva," and she first performed it at the 2023 African Championships. [21]

ApparatusNameDescriptionDifficulty [lower-alpha 1] Added to the Code of Points
Uneven barsNemourInbar to counter reversed laid out hecht over high barG 2023 African Championships
  1. ↑ Valid for the 2022–2024 Code of Points

Competitive history

YearEventTeamAA VT UB BB FX
Espoir Flag of France.svg
2017 Tournoi International516
Top 12 Series 2Gold medal icon.svg
2018 Top 12 Series 3Gold medal icon.svg
Top 12 Series 3Gold medal icon.svg
Top 12 FinalSilver medal icon.svg
French Championships 7
Junior Flag of France.svg
2019 Top 12 FinalSilver medal icon.svg
French Championships Gold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg5Gold medal icon.svg
Mediterranean ChampionshipsBronze medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg4Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg5
Swiss Cup JuniorsSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
Elite Gym Massilia5Gold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg
Top 12 Series 2Gold medal icon.svg
2020 Top 12 Series 3Gold medal icon.svg
French Test MeetGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
Coupe d’HiverGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
2021 Top 12 ChampionshipsGold medal icon.svg
French Championships Gold medal icon.svg
Senior Flag of Algeria.svg
2022 Arab Championships Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
2023 Top 12 Series 2Gold medal icon.svg
Top 12 Series 3Gold medal icon.svg
Top 12 Series 4Gold medal icon.svg
Top 12 FinalsGold medal icon.svg
African Championships Bronze medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
Paris World Challenge Cup Bronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
World Championships 8Silver medal icon.svg
Arthur Gander MemorialBronze medal icon.svg
2024 Cottbus World Cup Gold medal icon.svg46
Baku World Cup Gold medal icon.svg4Bronze medal icon.svg
Doha World Cup Gold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg

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