Sarah Fraincart
{{Short description|Moroccan rower and politician}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2021}}
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| birth_place = Troyes, France
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| club = Toulouse
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Sarah Juliette Saidi Fraincart (born 6 July 1999) is a French-Moroccan rower and politician. In rowing, she came third in the 500 metres single sculls event at the 2019 African Games and competed in the single sculls event at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She was a candidate for France's National Assembly in the 2022 legislative elections, but was not elected.
Personal life
Fraincart is a dual French-Moroccan citizen.{{cite news| url=https://www.lest-eclair.fr/id125699/article/2020-01-24/aviron-sarah-francaise-et-marocaine| title=Cette Sancéenne va représenter le Maroc aux Jeux olympiques| language=fr| work={{ill|L'Est-Éclair|fr}}| date=24 January 2020| accessdate=28 May 2021| archive-date=21 March 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200321085512/https://www.lest-eclair.fr/id125699/article/2020-01-24/aviron-sarah-francaise-et-marocaine| url-status=live}} Fraincart was born in Troyes, France. Her mother is Moroccan and her father French.{{cite news| url=https://abonne.lest-eclair.fr/id103032/article/2019-10-21/sarah-fraincarta-realise-son-reve| title=La Sancéenne Sarah Fraincart sélectionnée aux JO de Tokyo pour le Maroc| language=fr| work={{ill|L'Est-Éclair|fr}}| date=21 October 2019| accessdate=28 May 2021| archive-date=14 December 2019| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214205138/https://abonne.lest-eclair.fr/id103032/article/2019-10-21/sarah-fraincarta-realise-son-reve| url-status=live}}{{cite news| url=https://fr.hespress.com/123485-aviron-sarah-fraincart-une-franco-marocaine-aux-jo-2020.html| title=Aviron: Sarah Fraincart, une franco-marocaine aux JO 2020| language=fr| work=Hespress| date=24 January 2020| accessdate=28 May 2021| archive-date=21 March 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200321044219/https://fr.hespress.com/123485-aviron-sarah-fraincart-une-franco-marocaine-aux-jo-2020.html| url-status=live}} She studied when she was a teenager in collège Pithou, Troyes in a musical section {{Interlanguage link|Classe à horaires aménagés en musique, danse, théâtre ou arts plastiques|fr}}.{{citation needed|date=July 2022}}
Rowing career
Fraincart started rowing in Troyes, France, at the Société Nautique Troyenne.{{cite web| url=https://www.canal32.fr/thematiques/sports/sujet/aviron-sarah-fraincart-horizon-2020-du-09-octobre-2017.html| title=Aviron : Sarah Fraincart, horizon 2020 !| language=fr| publisher=Canal 32| date=9 October 2017| accessdate=28 May 2021| archive-date=29 May 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210529102626/https://www.canal32.fr/thematiques/sports/sujet/aviron-sarah-fraincart-horizon-2020-du-09-octobre-2017.html| url-status=live}} In 2017, she chose to represent Morocco after her times were not good enough to qualify for the French team for the 2020 Summer Olympics. In 2018, she started training in Toulouse, France.
Fraincart competed in the single sculls event at the 2017 World Rowing Championships.{{cite web| url=https://worldrowing.com/athlete/4f27d448-d21b-4bb3-8129-7180b3d7354d| title=Sarah Fraincart| publisher=World Rowing Federation| accessdate=28 May 2021| archive-date=29 May 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210529102625/https://worldrowing.com/athlete/4f27d448-d21b-4bb3-8129-7180b3d7354d| url-status=live}} In the same year, she came second in her event at the Arab Rowing Championship.{{cite web| url=https://www.yabiladi.com/articles/details/58835/championnat-arabe-d-aviron-tunisie-algerie.html| title=Championnat arabe d'aviron : Tunisie, Algérie, Maroc sur le podium| language=fr| publisher=Yabiladi| date=29 October 2017| accessdate=29 May 2021| archive-date=29 May 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210529102626/https://www.yabiladi.com/articles/details/58835/championnat-arabe-d-aviron-tunisie-algerie.html| url-status=live}} In 2019, she won an event at the Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Occitanie regional rowing championships.{{cite news| url=https://lejournaldugers.fr/article/33947-championnats-de-zone-bateaux-courts| title=Championnats de zone bateaux courts| language=fr| work=Le Journal du Gers| date=1 April 2019| accessdate=28 May 2021| archive-date=29 May 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210529102627/https://lejournaldugers.fr/article/33947-championnats-de-zone-bateaux-courts| url-status=live}} At the 2019 African Games, Fraincart came third in the 500 metres single sculls event.{{cite news| url=http://2m.ma/fr/news/jeux-africains-2019-aviron500m-la-marocaine-sarah-juliette-saidi-fraincart-decroche-la-medaille-de-bronze-20190822/| title=Jeux africains-2019 (Aviron/500m): La Marocaine Sarah Juliette Saidi Fraincart décroche la médaille de bronze| language=fr| work=2M| date=23 August 2019| accessdate=28 May 2021| archive-date=1 September 2019| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901160043/http://2m.ma/fr/news/jeux-africains-2019-aviron500m-la-marocaine-sarah-juliette-saidi-fraincart-decroche-la-medaille-de-bronze-20190822/| url-status=live}} She also competed in the single sculls event at the 2019 World Rowing Championships.
In May 2019, Fraincart was awarded an International Olympic Committee Olympic Solidarity scholarship to assist with her attempts to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics.{{cite news| url=https://lematin.ma/journal/2020/vingt-athle-marocains-beneficient-bourses-internationales-preparer-tokyo-2020/348832.html| title=Vingt-et-un athlètes marocains bénéficient des bourses internationales pour préparer Tokyo 2020| language=fr| work=Le Matin| date=2 December 2020| accessdate=28 May 2021| archive-date=19 January 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119215125/https://lematin.ma/journal/2020/vingt-athle-marocains-beneficient-bourses-internationales-preparer-tokyo-2020/348832.html| url-status=live}}{{cite web| url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1079216/moroccan-olympic-committee-holds-meeting-for-athletes-receiving-olympic-solidarity-funding| title=Moroccan Olympic Committee holds meeting for athletes receiving Olympic Solidarity funding| publisher=Inside the Biz| date=14 May 2019| accessdate=28 May 2021| archive-date=29 May 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210529102627/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1079216/moroccan-olympic-committee-holds-meeting-for-athletes-receiving-olympic-solidarity-funding| url-status=live}} In October 2019, Fraincart qualified for the single sculls event at the Games, after finishing fourth at the African qualification tournament.{{cite news|title=Africa goes for Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic qualification|url=https://worldrowing.com/news/africa-goes-for-tokyo-2020-olympic-and-paralympic-qualification|publisher=International Rowing Federation|date=16 October 2019|access-date=19 October 2019|archive-date=15 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215000631/http://www.worldrowing.com/news/africa-goes-for-tokyo-2020-olympic-and-paralympic-qualification|url-status=live}} The qualification standard had been to finish in the top five out of the 15 competitors at the event.{{cite web| url=https://cnom.org.ma/fr/details-publication/18| title=La rameuse Marocaine Fraincart Sarah décroche sa place aux jeux olympiques de Tokyo 2020| language=fr| publisher=Moroccan Olympic Committee| date=10 December 2019| accessdate=28 May 2021| archive-date=29 May 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210529102628/https://cnom.org.ma/fr/details-publication/18| url-status=live}} At the Games, Fraincart finished last in her heat,{{cite web| url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/rowing/results-women-s-single-sculls-heat-000300-.htm| title=Rowing - Heat 3 Results| publisher=Olympics.com| date=23 July 2021| accessdate=8 August 2021| archive-date=8 August 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808165435/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/rowing/results-women-s-single-sculls-heat-000300-.htm| url-status=dead}} and repechage race.{{cite web| url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/rowing/results-women-s-single-sculls-rep-000100-.htm| title=Rowing - Repechage 1 Results| publisher=Olympics.com| date=24 July 2021| accessdate=8 August 2021| archive-date=8 August 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808165433/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/rowing/results-women-s-single-sculls-rep-000100-.htm| url-status=dead}} She finished second in her E semi-final,{{cite web| url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/rowing/results-women-s-single-sculls-sfnl-000600-.htm| title=Rowing - Semifinal E/F 2 Results| publisher=Olympics.com| date=25 July 2021| accessdate=8 August 2021| archive-date=8 August 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808165433/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/rowing/results-women-s-single-sculls-sfnl-000600-.htm| url-status=dead}} and fifth in her E final.{{cite web| url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/rowing/results-women-s-single-sculls-fnl-000500-.htm| title=Rowing - Final E Results| publisher=Olympics.com| date=30 July 2021| accessdate=8 August 2021| archive-date=8 August 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808165433/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/rowing/results-women-s-single-sculls-fnl-000500-.htm| url-status=dead}} She was 29th overall, and the third best African finisher in the event, behind Maike Diekmann and Kathleen Noble.{{cite news| url=https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/sports/athletics/noble-finishes-olympic-regatta-as-second-top-african-rower-3492164| title=Noble finishes Olympic regatta as second top African rower| work=Daily Monitor| date=30 July 2021| accessdate=16 August 2021| archive-date=16 August 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210816082718/https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/sports/athletics/noble-finishes-olympic-regatta-as-second-top-african-rower-3492164| url-status=live}}
Political career
On 12 May 2022, the Nouvelle Union Populaire écologique et sociale invested Fraincart as its candidate in Aube's 2nd constituency for the 2022 legislative election. She is a member of the La France Insoumise party and a supporter of the left-wing political leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon.{{Cite web |date=2022-05-12 |title=Législatives dans l'Aube : un enseignant et une athlète olympique candidats pour la Nouvelle Union Populaire |url=https://www.lest-eclair.fr/id370643/article/2022-05-12/legislatives-dans-laube-un-enseignant-et-une-athlete-olympique-candidats-pour-la |access-date=2022-05-15 |website=Journal L'Est Éclair abonné |language=fr}} Fraincart got 6,165 votes, the third most votes in the constituency, and was not elected.{{cite web| url=https://www.resultats-elections.interieur.gouv.fr/legislatives-2022/010/01002.html| title=Aube (10) - 2ème circonscription| language=fr| publisher=Government of France| date=19 June 2022| accessdate=1 July 2022| archive-date=13 June 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220613171034/https://www.resultats-elections.interieur.gouv.fr/legislatives-2022/010/01002.html| url-status=live}}
References
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External links
- {{World Rowing}}
- {{Olympedia}}
- {{Olympics.com profile}}
- {{CNOM profile}}
- {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603070804/https://www.cnom.org.ma/fr/athlete/fraincart-sarah-juliette-saidi |title=Sarah Juliette Saidi Fraincart at CNOM |date=dmy}} {{in lang|fr}}
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Category:Moroccan female rowers
Category:Sportspeople from Troyes
Category:Olympic rowers for Morocco
Category:Rowers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Category:Competitors at the 2019 African Games
Category:African Games bronze medalists for Morocco
Category:African Games medalists in rowing
Category:French sportspeople of Moroccan descent
Category:Candidates for the 2022 French legislative election