“Mediamax Sport” is representing “Sports beauty of the week” new series. Our first hero is french modern pentathlete Elodie Clouvel. She is an experienced rider, quick runner, successful bowman, a good swimmer, elastic fencer and just a beautiful woman.
Clouvel, who left swimming for pentathlon, has passed through lots of obstacles during last 5 years. The girl, who was afraid of horses 5 years ago, couldn’t even imagine, that one day will start taking part in races and win.
-Elodie, pentathlon is not considered in the list of sports, which children dream about. 
- I know. It happened in 2008. I left swimming and wanted to do something else, overcome new obstacles. The reason for leaving swimming was that I wasn’t given a chance to participate in Beijing Olympics in French swimming national team squad. Pentathlon was a good opportunity to experience something new in life. Choosing pentathlon, was not my defeat in swimming, it was a new beginning.
-Which is the most difficult side of pentathlon, which cannot be recognized by a person who is not in it?
-Pentathlon is a mixture of five different sports. The most important thing here is the psychological struggle. It makes you to be ideal too and know everything. The most difficult part is horse riding. Before the competition we don’t know which horse will be ours during the race, and everything is very unexpected. I love sabre fencing from the 5 sports most of all, as I am a struggling person.
- Which moment of your career makes you smile?
-Its already 5 years since I have chosen pentathlon. For me one of the most memorable moments is the victory in Rio during the world championship. Another moment is when I received permission to take part in London Olympics.
- Can you remember any funny incident from the trainings?
- Yes, when I was still new in this sports, many funny things were happening to me. For example, once while riding a horse, I jumped through the barrier from the opposite side. Everyone was laughing.
-I wonder, what kind of workload does pentathlon demand from the athlete?
-I have trainings 25 hours a week. Daily I have trainings of 4-5 different indivudal sports. In the morning it is running, shooting and swimming, in the afternoon sabre fencing or horse riding. I must keep form, and struggle for it every single day. 
-I know that you have another special profession.
-Yes, you are right. I am a gendarme. Pentathlon is not a profitable profession. The job of jandarme helps me to earn money.
-Are your further plans connected with only pentathlon?
-I would like to continue in this sports for some period. But my dream is acting in films, especially in comedies.
-Elodie, a few sports websites named you as one of the most beautiful women athletes of the London Olympics. What’s the secret of your beauty?
- I love to be natural and sincere. I am what I really am. Anyway, it is a pleasure for me to be in that list. 
-Do you have any info about Armenian sports and athletes?
- I have a friend here, Gor Harutyunyan. He is a mixed martial artist in France. I also know his brother. Actually, Armenians are very strong in wrestling. I hope, this interview will help Armenians to become more interested in pentathlon.
Elodie Clouvel was interviewed by Narine Daneghyan
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