Gina Ebri, crowned queen of the women's tournament at the opening of the Saint-Louis 2024

Au centre Gina Ebri, 22 ans, licenciée à la Jeune lance sétoise, qui vient de remporter son deuxième tournoi de la Saint-Louis. Hélène Amiraux

Dix jouteuses ont offert du spectacle dans un Cadre royal déjà survolté pour le jeudi d’ouverture de la 280e Saint-Louis de Sète.

"It's incredible there are so many people, I’ve never seen that on a Thursday in Saint-Louis" ,comments this Sète native, a tireless supporter of the women's team of the Jeune lance sétoise. The Cadre royal was therefore packed to the rafters from the first three strokes of the 2024 edition, this Thursday, August 22. The excitement was already at its peak for long minutes before 9:30 p.m., waiting for the gates of the stands to open. And then the girls set off on the boats, giving way to six days of competition. Ten jousters, exclusively from the Jeune lance sétoise, put on a show, in style. Tight duels, and three bouquets. It was France Gayraud who won the 4th prize against Anne Casanova during the rematches, after the bouquet. Emilie Capitaine, who fell last in the tintaine, won the third prize against Corélia Daude.

Second Saint-Louis for Gina Ebri

And the young Sète native Gina Ebri, 22, the only one left standing on the bigue after having pushed back Carmen Di Rosa, was declared the winner of the women's opening tournament of the Saint-Louis 2024. For the second time. Nice move. The spectators who came to congratulate the participants did not fail to mention their pleasure in following the meetings "which have really gone up a level compared to last year".

"The feeling is the same as last year and you won't take that away from me!" the young woman said as she came out of the water. “The frame was full, it was crazy, the public was great, they encouraged everyone!”, said the winner, not a little proud to defend the colors of the tradition of local jousts. A jouster for barely a year, they predicted a great career for her since they say “never two without three”.