Valériane Ayayi : The Captain

About this episode

The episode tells the inspiring story of Valériane Ayayi, a champion basketball player and mother who returned to the sport after childbirth.

🇫🇷 This podcast is also available in French 🇫🇷 Behind the medals and the spotlight, there’s Valériane. The story of a child who grew up on a basketball court, a champion who competed in three Olympic Games, and a mother who made it back to the top just months after the birth of her daughter. A story of passion, balance, and legacy for the captain of the France women’s national basketball team. ✈️ Passengers is a podcast presented by Air France and produced by Louie Creative, the creative agency of Louie Media. Kenza Helal-Hocke supervised production, with the help of Andréa Gawlikowski. Alice Kerviel recorded and directed this episode, and the music was composed by Michael Liot. ⭐️ If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a rating, a comment, and share the podcast with your friends. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Guest: Valériane Ayayi

Topics covered

• basketball
• Olympics
• motherhood
• sports legacy
• personal story

Keywords

• Valériane Ayayi
• basketball
• Olympic Games
• France women's national team
• motherhood
• sports
• legacy

Sponsors

Air France

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Louie Creative

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