Naia Okasha

Naia Okasha
Born (2009-06-05) 5 June 2009
Longjumeau
Gymnastics career
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
Country
represented
 France
(2023-)
ClubMorsang GR
Head coach(es)Anna Baranova
Assistant coach(es)Sara Bayón
ChoreographerGregory Milan
Medal record
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Representing  France
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
FIG World Cup 0 0 1
Total 0 0 1
European Championships
2025 Tallinn 5 Ribbons

Naia Okasha (born 5 June 2009) is a French rhythmic gymnast.[1] She represents France as a member of the senior group.

Biography

In November 2022 she won bronze among the juniors born in 2009 at the national team control training.[2] In July 2023 she was called up for a training stage.[3] In December she took second place among the gymnasts born in 2009, third among the juniors born in 2009/2010.[4]

In 2024 she took part in the first national control training of the season being first among the juniors.[5][6] In March she participated in a bilateral meet with the Italian team in Desio being third in teams.[7][8][9] She then competed in the Aphrodite Cup in Athens, being 32nd.[10][11] In April she was 12th with hoop and 26th with ribbon at the Sofia Cup.[12][13] At the first edition of the European Cup in Baku, she was 8th in the ribbon final.[14][15][16] She was then selected for the European Championships in Budapest, finishing 12th with ribbon, 19th with clubs, 21st with hoop and 14th teams along Yseult Zavagno.[17][18][19] In June she won bronze at the French Championships.[20]

In 2025, with the retirement of some of the members of the previous group, she became a starter making her debut at the Grand Prix in Thiais.[21][22] There she won silver in the All-Around and bronze with 5 ribbons.[23][24][25] In April the group competed in the World Cup in Sofia, being 8th overall, 10th with 5 ribbons and 8th with 3 balls & 2 hoops.[26][27][28] Weeks later they were in Tashkent, taking 6th place in the All-Around, 6th place with 5 ribbons and 4th place in the mixed final.[29][30][31] In May they participated in the stage in Portimão, finishing 5th with 5 ribbons, 6th with 3 balls & 2 hoops and winning bronze in the All-Around.[32][33][34] She was then selected for the European Championships in Tallin, where the group was 9th overall and won silver in the 5 ribbons final.[35][36][37]

References

  1. ^ "OKASHA Naia - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  2. ^ "GR - Résultats de la revue d'effectifs nationale". www.ffgym.fr. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  3. ^ "GR - Stage juniors / espoirs". www.ffgym.fr. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  4. ^ "GR - Maëlle Millet en tête de la revue d'effectif". www.ffgym.fr. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  5. ^ "GR - Stage / test n°1". www.ffgym.fr. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  6. ^ "GR - Hélène Karbanov en tête du test senior". www.ffgym.fr. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  7. ^ "GR - Match ITA/FRA". www.ffgym.fr. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  8. ^ "GR - Première de la saison lors d'un match amical en Italie". www.ffgym.fr. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  9. ^ "Desio: il bilaterale Italia-Francia apre ufficialmente la stagione". #HomeOfRhythmics (in Italian). 2024-03-06. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  10. ^ "GR - 9th Aphrodite Cup". www.ffgym.fr. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  11. ^ "GR - Résultats des Françaises lors de la 9th Aphrodite Cup". www.ffgym.fr. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  12. ^ "GR - Sofia Cup". www.ffgym.fr. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  13. ^ "GR - Naïa Okasha 6e en finale des massues". www.ffgym.fr. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  14. ^ "GR - 1re European Cup Senior et Junior". www.ffgym.fr. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  15. ^ "GR - Deux finales juniors lors de la première édition de l'European Cup". www.ffgym.fr. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  16. ^ "2024 European Cup Result Book" (PDF).
  17. ^ "GR - CE 2024 - La délégation française dévoilée". www.ffgym.fr. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  18. ^ "GR - CE 2024 - Les jeunes Yseult Zavagno et Naïa Okasha classées 14e par équipe". www.ffgym.fr. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  19. ^ "2024 European Championships Result Book" (PDF).
  20. ^ "GAM GAF GR - Mélanie De Jesus Dos Santos sacrée championne de France". www.ffgym.fr. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  21. ^ Vivaldi, Beatrice (2025-01-20). "Tutto quello che sappiamo sulle squadre senior 2025". BlaBlaGym (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  22. ^ "GR - Internationaux de Thiais". www.ffgym.fr. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  23. ^ "GR - Le nouvel Ensemble France doublement médaillé au Grand Prix de Thiais". www.ffgym.fr. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  24. ^ "2025 Thiais Grand Prix Group All-Around" (PDF).
  25. ^ "2025 Thiais Grand Prix Group Event Finals" (PDF).
  26. ^ "GR - Etape de coupe du monde de Sofia". www.ffgym.fr. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  27. ^ "GR - Retour sur l'étape de coupe du monde de Sofia". www.ffgym.fr. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  28. ^ "2025 Sofia World Cup Result Book" (PDF).
  29. ^ "GR - Etape de coupe du monde de Tachkent". www.ffgym.fr. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  30. ^ "GR - Retour sur l'Etape de coupe du monde de Tashkent". www.ffgym.fr. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  31. ^ "2025 Tashkent World Cup Result Book" (PDF).
  32. ^ "GR - Etape de coupe du monde de Portimao". www.ffgym.fr. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  33. ^ "GR - Une médaille de bronze pour l'Ensemble France à Portimão". www.ffgym.fr. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  34. ^ "2025 Portimao World Cup Result Book" (PDF).
  35. ^ "GR - CE 2025 - La délégation Française dévoilée". www.ffgym.fr. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  36. ^ "GR - CE 2025 - L'Ensemble France vice-champion d'Europe aux 5 rubans". www.ffgym.fr. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  37. ^ Gente, Sébastien (2025-06-08). "Gymnastique rythmique : L'ensemble français remporte une médaille historique aux Championnats d'Europe". Dicodusport (in French). Retrieved 2025-06-08.