Athletics. Emma Philippe has moved up a gear

Having entered her season with an honest regional profile and a lap record inherited from her junior years (56''78, in 2017), the Nancy sprinter (26 years old) has come close to the national standards in just a few weeks. A phenomenon illustrated by her "super evening" at the last Stanislas Meeting and her double 200m (24''29) / 400m (54''89)...

Emma Philippe gained nearly two seconds on the lap compared to her times from last year. Photo by Eric Dubois — Emma Philippe gained nearly two seconds on the lap compared to her times last year. Photo by Eric Dubois

As it turns out, hard work always pays off! A precocious talent, aided by good genetics (which her little sister Lily-Rose also puts to good use in juniors), Emma Philippe has never left the Lorraine athletics scene. Far from it! But,...

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