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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Kaylia_NemourKaylia Nemour - Wikipedia

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   Kaylia Nemour. Kaylia Nemour (Arabic: كيليا نمور, romanized: Kailiya Numur; born 30 December 2006) is a French Algerian [2] artistic gymnast. She currently represents Algeria internationally. She is the 2024 Olympic champion on the uneven bars and the first gymnast from any African nation to win an Olympic medal.

2. www.independent.co.uk › sport › olympics‘The routine of my life’: France’s lost star Kaylia Nemour ...

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   Aug 4, 2024 · Nemour is the first Algerian woman to win an Olympic gold medal for 24 years. She is the first African gymnast to win a medal in the history of the Games. ... to release Nemour from French ...

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3. www.si.com › olympics › french-born-kaylia-nemourFrench-Born Kaylia Nemour Wins Algeria’s First Gymnastics ...

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   Aug 4, 2024 · After a dispute with the French gymnastics federation, the 17-year-old made history for Africa at the Paris Games in her home country. The 17-year-old Nemour won the gold medal for Algeria at the ...

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4. www.cbc.ca › sports › olympicsAlgeria's Kaylia Nemour becomes 1st African gymnast to win ...

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   Aug 4, 2024 · Nemour is French and still trains in France but switched to compete for Algeria following a dispute with the French gymnastics federation and Nemour's club of Avoine Beaumont, which has led the ...

5. www.nbcolympics.com › news › french-born-kayliaFrench-born Kaylia Nemour wins historic Olympic gold for ...

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   Aug 4, 2024 · Nemour, who trains roughly 150 miles from Paris, began competing for her father’s birth country of Algeria in 2023. This came after a long dispute with the French Gymnastics Federation. In 2021, Nemour developed osteochondritis, a joint condition in her knees that required multiple surgeries which took her out of the sport for nearly a year.

6. www.forbes.com › sites › carolinepriceKaylia Nemour Wins Historic Olympic Bars Gold for Algeria

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   Aug 4, 2024 · Explore how Algeria’s Kaylia Nemour made history by winning Olympic gold in the gymnastics bars event, marking a significant achievement for Africa at the Games. ... the dual French and Algerian ...

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   Is Nemour French or Algerian?

   • Nemour is French and still trains in France but switched to compete for Algeria following a dispute with the French gymnastics federation and Nemour's club of Avoine Beaumont, which has led the gymnast to embrace her father's Algerian nationality.

   Algeria's Kaylia Nemour becomes 1st African gymnast to win Olympic

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   Will Nemour represent Algeria?

   • Subsequently, the Federation announced that Nemour could represent Algeria, clearing her to compete less than two weeks before the African Championships. Nemour has made the absolute most of the opportunity.

   French-born Kaylia Nemour wins historic Olympic gold for Algeria; Suni

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   Where was Nemour born and raised?

   • Nemour was born in Saint-Benoît-la-Forêt, France, to a French mother and an Algerian father. Her father's parents were from Jijel Province, Beni Meslem tribe, Algeria, making Kaylia and her father dual nationals. Nemour was brought up in her mother's Catholic faith.

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   Did Nemour sing in the Algerian national anthem?

   • Nemour beamed during the Algerian national anthem, which includes the line, “O France, this is the day of reckoning,” a reference to its fight for independence from its former colonizer. It was an appropriate lyric for Nemour’s battle. But she did not sing along. She doesn’t know the words.

   French-Born Kaylia Nemour Wins Algeria’s First Gymnastics Olympic Gold

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   Why did France change her nationality to Algeria?

   • She competed for France as a junior, but a complex dispute with the French federation led her to change her nationality two years ago to that of Algeria, where her father’s parents were born—and in the process cost France its best chance at an Olympic gymnastics medal.

   French-Born Kaylia Nemour Wins Algeria’s First Gymnastics Olympic Gold

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   Why did Nemour win a gold medal?

   • Nemour’s gold medal is a result the French Gymnastics Federation would have loved to have. Hopes were high for the reigning world team bronze medalists coming into its home Olympic Games, but when the chalk dust settled in Bercy Arena following qualifications, the team did not advance to the team final or any individual event finals.

   French-born Kaylia Nemour wins historic Olympic gold for Algeria; Suni

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8. olympics.com › en › newsKaylia Nemour wins Algeria's first Olympic gymnastics title ...

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   Aug 4, 2024 · A year ago, Nemour made history for her nation as she won world silver on the event. It was the first medal by an African gymnast at the World Gymnastics Championships. Her 2024 season has been brilliant, with World Cup wins and massive 15.500 or higher scores in Cottbus, Doha and Baku.