All eyes on France’s Olympic sprinter Sasha Zhoya, in a portrait by IAN & ERICK c/o ANDREA HEBERGER for RED BULL
Twin photographer duo IAN & ERICK c/o ANDREA HEBERGER photographed French-Australian sprinter Sasha Zhoya while he was busy preparing for the Olympic Games in Paris.
At only 21, Sasha Zhoya already became the 2021 European and World Junior 110m hurdles Champion. Sporting a new world record and as the reigning Elite French Champion, Zhoya represents the future of French athletics, and track and field in general.
Zhoya was born in 2002 in Subiaco, a suburb of Perth, Australia as the son of French elite skier Catherine Larbiose-Zhoya and musician Yonah Zhoya from Zimbabwe, making Sasha Zhoya the rare owner of triple citizenship (French, Australian and Zimbabwean).
Why he is competing for France? Here is how he explained his decision to Athletics Weekly : “It was a very difficult decision. I was born and raised in Australia and know that my heart will always beat for Australia, but I was brought up by a French mother, so from a cultural viewpoint, I am French for the most part.
Plus, Paris 2024 is a home game for me – a chance not too many athletes get during their lifetime! But just because I am representing France, that doesn’t make me any less Australian or Zimbabwean.”
Paris 2024 is just around the corner – and we know who we’ll be rooting for.
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