Working towards
greater inclusion
The Endowment Fund strives to ensure greater representation and inclusion of people with disabilities.
Athletes
with disabilities
We encourage and promote the inclusion of people with disabilities, a core and fundamental value of Sicame Group and the Endowment Fund. To this end, we support disabled athletes and help them with their sporting and professional projects, both financially and morally.
Valentin Bertrand
Long jump
Born on July 28, 1995 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, Valentin discovered and took up athletics at age fifteen. He is affected by hemiplegia on the right side of his body and suffers from 50% paralysis in both his arm and leg. He started out as a sprinter, but later switched to the long jump. Just three years after taking up athletics, and only a few days after taking his baccalaureate, Valentin was selected for his first World Championships. After graduating with a degree in STAPS (Science and Techniques of Physical Activities and Sport), he went on to study at the Kedge Business School in Bordeaux.
Émeline Pierre
Swimming
Born on December 4, 1999 in Pau, Émeline took part in gymnastics and swimming from an early age. She took up para swimming at age thirteen, after an accident during a gymnastics competition. Her disability was caused by an error made during surgery for a dislocated elbow and an ulna fracture resulting from her accident. She competed for the first time at the 2021 Paralympic Games in Tokyo.
HĂ©lios Latchoumanaya
Judo
Born on June 4, 2000 in Tarbes and hailing from Guadeloupe, Hélios has been visually impaired since he was three years old. He discovered judo at age seven and took part in his first para judo competition when he was seventeen. Since then, he has climbed to the top of the world para judo rankings for his disability category (-90kg). He has also been working as a columnist for “l'Esprit du Judo” magazine since September 2021.
CĂ©line Gerny
Para dressage
Born on April 24, 1982 in Rethel, CĂ©line began riding at age six. Twelve years later, she was injured after falling from a horse, leaving her with complete and permanent paraplegia. She got back in the saddle five months after her injury and joined the French para-dressage team in 2004. In 2008, she took part in her first Paralympic Games in Beijing, and in 2012 obtained her para-dressage coaching diploma. She competes in her sport while working as a school teacher at the same time.
Sicame Group started supporting me after the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. It worked out well right away because we share the same values (hard work, loyalty and trust). This support helped me to become a professional in my sporting field, and also to finance my Master’s degree. I know that without their personal and financial support, the road to becoming a top-level athlete would have been much harder.
Sicame Group has been one of my partners for three years now, and I immediately clicked with their way of seeing things. Through this partnership, I have met some very inspiring and enlightening people. On a purely sporting level, they demonstrated their belief in me and my career right after Tokyo 2021. I've been able to make a lot of changes: training venues, methods and coaches to help me achieve my goals.
The Endowment Fund has been supporting me for 3 years now, starting with a first contact during which we met around shared values. Following this exchange, I joined Sicame Group's athletes' team, which provides me with financial support, enabling me to prepare for the Paralympic Games in the best possible conditions. Through visits to our subsidiaries, I was able to discover and learn more about the Group's actions, as well as seeing the enthusiasm surrounding this team of athletes. Knowing that all these people are behind us is a real boost for me, and helps me to keep pushing myself to achieve my goals.
The Sicame Endowment Fund has been supporting me since late 2021. Through my partnership with Sicame Group, I’ve discovered the scale of the company’s operations in the electrical sector, and I’m proud to represent this dynamic company with an international presence. The group meetings organized by the Endowment Fund have enabled me to become part of a group of athletes, and the financial support it provides is essential in helping me work towards my sporting goals with complete peace of mind.
Achievements
- 2024World championshipsKobe5thlong jump T37
- 2023European ChampionshipsParisbronze medallong jump T37
- 2021paralympic gamestokyo8thlong jump T37
- 2020European championshipsBydgoszcz4thlong jump T37
- 2019World ChampionshipsDubai5thlong jump T37
- 2018European championshipsBerlin4thlong jump T37
- 2018European championshipsBerlin7th400m T37
- 2017World ChampionshipsLondon6thlong jump / 400m T37
- 2016Summer Paralympic GamesRio8thlong jump / 400m T37
- 2016European championshipsGrosseto4th400m T37
- 2016European championshipsGrossetoBronze medallong jump T37
- 2013World championshipsLyon7th400m T37
Achievements
- 2024European championshipsMadeiraSilver medals100m / 4x 100m relay S10
- 2024European championshipsMadeiraBronze medal50m freestyle S10
- 2021Paralympic GamesTokyo8th100m backstroke S10
- 2021European championshipsFunchalBronze medal50m freestyle S10
- 2018European championshipsDublin4th100m backstroke S10
- 2018European championshipsDublin8th50m freestyle S10
- 2017World championshipsMexicoBronze medal100m backstroke S10
- 2017World championshipsMexico5th50m / 200m freestyle S10
- 2017World championshipsMexico6th100m freestyle S10
Achievements
- 2023World championshipsBirminghamGold medal-90 kg
- 2023European championshipsRotterdamGold medal-90 kg
- 2022World championshipsBakouGold medal-90 kg
- 2022European ChampionshipsCagliariGold medal-90 kg
- 2021Paralympic GamesTokyoBronze medal-90 kg
- 2019European championshipsGenoaSilver medal-90 kg
- 2018World championshipsOdivelas7th-90 kg
- 2017European championshipsWalsallSilver medal-90 kg
Achievements
- 2021Paralympic GamesTokyo6thas a team
- 2016Paralympic GamesRio6thFree / imposed resumption lb Grade
- 2016Paralympic GamesRio8thimposed resumption Ib grade
- 2009European championshipsKristiansandBronze medalFree / imposed resumption lb Grade
- 2008Paralympic GamesBeijing10thimposed resumption Ib grade
- 2008Paralympic GamesBeijing11thfreeresumption Ib grade
- 2005European ChampionshipsHagenBronze medalFree / imposed resumption lb Grade
