Ilan, of ornaments, sacred vice-champion of France in decathlon

Ilan Berrada has just been sacred vice-champion of France U20 from Decathlon. Furthermore, Encounter.

Since when have you practiced athletics?

Inspired by my father. Nevertheless, Swiss champion 1994 high jump, and by my mother who practiced the 100 meters hurdles at a good level before launching the hammer still today, I started athletics at the age of eight at the Athlétic Club Narbonne Méditerranée, where I am still dismissed. Meanwhile, I specialized in triathlon. In addition, combined high jump test, disc throwing and 100 meters hedges, in the minimal category and I went to decathlon in 2024. Therefore, Today, I train six ilan, ornaments, sacred vice-champion france days a week with my lifelong coach, Patrice Konan.

You recently added a trophy to your already rich track record …

Indeed, I obtained the silver medal at the French U20 Championships in Décathlon in Laval. Before this result. I had obtained my first medal at the Occitania U16 championships in triathlon, which was my first real big performance. Champion of France U16 the same year then vice-champion of France in height jump. champion of France to launch disc U18 in 2024, I am delighted to have won this title of vice-champion of France of decathlon because it is a combined event that I appreciate particularly and in which I wish to invest. I also thank Patrice Konan, my coach, as well as Laurent Forcault who follows me particularly on the pole jump.

Precisely, what are your goals?

I have just succeeded in my professional road driver with a good mention at ilan, ornaments, sacred vice-champion france the Ernest-Ferroul high school in Lézignan. I will take a year of caesura to devote myself fully to athletics. In the hope of participating in a dozen competitions. national and international championships and meetings during the 2025-2026 season, I must now train twice a day and follow a strict lifestyle in terms of nutrition and, above all, recovery since physical workloads will be more important. While continuing to perfect the disciplines where I get my best results. where I take the most pleasure, jumps and throws, I will have to focus my program this year on the resistance in order to catch up with the races, 400 and 1,500 meters. I dream. of course, of obtaining the best possible results in decathlon and, why not, go in two or three years to train in Germany, launches, or in the United States where the structures are ideal.

What will your program ilan, ornaments, sacred vice-champion france be in the coming weeks?

I will actively prepare the French U20 leap championships that will take place in Saint-Étienne les les July 19. 20 Then, at the start of the school year, I will embark on my training program before the interclub championships played in Bern, Switzerland, in September. To achieve my goals. my days will be cut as well: a first training session from 10 to 12 hours, meal, rest and languages work to perfect me in English and Spanish before another session from around 5 p.m. With this program. I hope to progress in Décathlon and continue to inspire my loved ones, and in particular my sister, champion of Occitania, who has just broken our mother’s record from the hammer launch that she has been practicing for only two years.