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« À corps perdus » : Cédric Nankin, un champion de rugby fauteuil en route pour les Jeux paralympiques

Par Jérémy Fahner
"A Corps perdus" narre notamment l'histoire de Cédric Nankin, joueur de l'équipe de France de rugby fauteuil (capture d'écran France Télévisions).

Le documentaire « À corps perdus », diffusé sur France Télévisions, propose une immersion captivante dans la préparation de six athlètes en vue des Jeux paralympiques. Parmi eux, Cédric Nankin, membre de l’équipe de France de rugby fauteuil, se démarque par son engagement et son parcours singulier.

« Je ne me suis jamais dit que j’étais différent »

Cédric Nankin souffre d’agénésie, qui est l’absence de formation d’un ou plusieurs membres au cours du développement embryonnaire. Malgré des pronostics médicaux peu optimistes, il n’a jamais laissé sa condition dicter sa vie. « Je pense que je ne me suis jamais dit que j’étais différent. Quand j’étais petit, je jouais au foot avec mes voisins, mes amis », se souvient-il. Cette attitude positive et déterminée l’a conduit à se tourner vers le rugby fauteuil, un sport intense qui demande autant de force physique que de stratégie.

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Cédric a trouvé dans cette discipline un espace où il peut s’exprimer pleinement et repousser ses limites. « Quand on pense “handicap”, on pense “fragile”, on doit nous surprotéger. En fait, on est un sport où on se rentre dedans », affirme-t-il. Le rugby fauteuil, avec son intensité et ses contacts physiques, est un terrain de jeu où Cédric excelle (élu meilleur défenseur du monde en 2023) et où il défie les clichés.

Cédric Nankin a été désigné meilleur joueur de sa catégorie de handicap lors de la Coupe Internationale 2023 (Photo Didier Echelard).

« Quand je suis en équipe de France, je ne suis plus le Cédric avec sa petite vie, avec ses problèmes persos. Je suis Cédric le joueur de l’équipe de France »

Le documentaire suit de près la préparation de Cédric pour les Jeux Paralympiques. Chaque entraînement est une opportunité pour lui de perfectionner son jeu et de se rapprocher de ses objectifs. Mais pour Cédric, le rugby fauteuil représente bien plus qu’un simple sport. « Quand je suis en équipe de France, je ne suis plus le Cédric avec sa petite vie, avec ses problèmes persos. Je suis Cédric le joueur de l’équipe de France », explique-t-il. Ce rôle d’athlète international lui permet de se concentrer sur sa passion et de représenter fièrement son pays.

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« À corps perdus » dépasse le cadre du simple reportage sportif en offrant une perspective différente sur le quotidien des athlètes paralympiques. En suivant des personnalités comme Cédric Nankin, le documentaire montre que ces sportifs sont avant tout des compétiteurs déterminés, loin des stéréotypes de fragilité souvent associés au handicap.

Cédric Nankin, par son engagement et ses performances, est devenu une source d’inspiration. Sa mère, qui l’a toujours soutenu, exprime sa fierté : « Les médecins m’ont dit : “Il restera toujours allongé sur son lit et il n’arrivera pas à bouger”. Quand je vois tout ce qu’il fait, je me dis “mon dieu merci”. Il a une belle vie. Je suis fière de ce qu’il est devenu, je suis fière de lui. »

Elle le sera sans aucun doute encore plus à l’issue de ces Jeux Paralympiques, médaille à la clé ou pas.

Le documentaire « À corps perdus » est disponible gratuitement en replay sur le site de France Télévisions jusqu’au 26 février 2025 en suivant ce lien.

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Anendra Singh 19 minutes ago
Scott Robertson has mounting problems to fix for misfiring All Blacks

Okay, fair points in here. Agree Razor isn't transparent. How quickly the climate changes from one regime to another. I'm sorry but when I refer to "human values" I'm alluding to Razor prancing around like a peacock at the 2023 RWC, knowing he had had the job but going there to smirk while Fozz went about his business. What need was there of that when Razor had already got the nod?


Besides, that's why caring employers don't put their employees through that spin-dry cycle following redundancy, although Fozz would have relished the opportunity to ride the waves to redemption. He had come within a whisker. I'm guessing Fozz's contract wouldn't have allowed him to terminate employment, glory of RWC aside. Now, I'm not saying fora second that Fozz was a fine head coach because he had erred like Razor is with selections across the board.


The captaincy debacle is just that, so agree with that. More significantly for me, Barrett has the unenviable record of collecting two red cards in test rugger — the most anyone has. His 2nd test against the Boks was questionable, considering the lock hadn't carried the ball until after the 60th minute. In both Boks affairs, he was hardly visible as a leader.


DMac is a Hobson's choice. You can have a "unique" kicking game but if the others are not on the same page, is it worth anything? Player, selection, and/or head coaching issue? For me it's all 3. I've not religiously watched Super Rugby Pacific matches but I did see how the Fijian Drua had homed in on DMac at The Tron. He was rattled and even started complaining to the ref. That's where we part ways with "aggression". All pooches are ferocious behind their owner's fenced property. DMac enjoys that when he has the comfort of protection from the engine room. The pooch is only tested when it wanders outside the confines of the yard on to the street to face other mongrels. Boks were going to be the litmus test, although no home fan saw the Pumas coming. At best, a bench-minutes player.


Leon MacDonald. Well, besides debating the merits of his prowess as "attacking guru", it doesn't override one simple fact — Razor chose his stable of support coaches. Its starts and ends there. If MacD didn't slot into the equation, Razor is accountable.


Why appoint a specialist when you're not going to listen to him, especially if you have an engine-room background? Having fired him, Razor looks even more clueless now than ever with his backline, never mind attacking. Which raises the pertinent question? Which of his other favoured coaches have assumed the mantle of backline/attacking coach? (Hansen/Ellison?) If so, why is Razor not dangling them over burning coals?


"His [MacD's] way might be great for some team, maybe in another country, and with the right people." Intriguing because he has led his team in his own country's premier competition to victory against a number of franchise players who are in the ABs squad that had failed to make the cut after a rash of losses and Razor's "home". You see, it's such anomalies that make the prudent question the process. All it does is make Razor look just like another member of the old boys' network. Appreciate the engagement.

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JWH 1 hour ago
Wallabies' opportunity comes from smaller All Black forwards and unbalanced back row

Ethan Blackadder is a 7, not an 8. No point in comparing the wrong positions. 111kg and 190cm at 7 is atrociously large.


Cane + Savea are smaller, but Savea is certainly stronger than most in that back row, maybe Valetini is big enough. I don't think Cane is likely to start this next game with Ethan Blackadder back, so it will likely be Sititi, Savea, Blackadder.


Set piece retention + disruption, tackle completion %, and ruck speed, are the stats I would pick to define a cohesive forward pack.


NZ have averaged 84.3% from lineout and 100% from own scrum feed in their last three games against top 4 opponents. Their opponents averaged 87.7% from the lineout and 79.7% from own scrum feed.


In comparison, Ireland averaged 85.3% from lineout and 74.3% from own scrum feed. Their opponents averaged 87.7% from the lineout and 100% from the scrum.


France also averaged 90.7% from lineout (very impressive) and 74.3% from own scrum feed (very bad). Their opponents averaged 95.7% from lineout (very bad) and 83.7% from scrum.


As we can see, at set piece NZ have been very good at disrupting opposition scrums while retaining own feed. However, lineout retention and disruption is bang average with Ireland and France, with the French pulling ahead. So NZ is right there in terms of cohesiveness in lineouts, and is better than both in terms of scrums. I have also only used stats from tests within the top 4.


France have averaged 85.7% tackle completion and 77.3% of rucks 6 seconds or less.


Ireland have averaged 86.3% tackle completion and 82.3% of rucks 6 seconds or less.


NZ have averaged 87% tackle completion and 80.7% or rucks 6 seconds or less.


So NZ have a higher tackle completion %, similar lineout, better scrum, and similar ruck speed.


Overall, NZ seem to have a better pack cohesiveness than France and Ireland, maybe barely, but small margins are what win big games.

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