After realizing his dream and making history in the process, the Algerian gymnast Kaylia Nemour It is back in action this week and will compete in the Swiss Cup in Zurich on Saturday, November 9th.

17-year-old young man won the gold medal Olympic Games Paris 2024 She advanced to the uneven bars title earlier this year, securing her country’s first women’s gymnastics victory. Her gold medal also represents a first for gymnasts from Africa.

“I still can’t believe that I have fulfilled the dream of my sporting life. I feel like there is still so much to do,” he told Olympias.com in Paris.

The Swiss Cup will be the first step towards what is to come in his young career and his competitive return post-Paris; this also includes her historic silver medal on uneven bars at the 2023 World Championships.

Nemour says a second Olympic Games in LA 2028 is his ultimate goal.

“I will start training again, continue to compete for my club and Algeria and hope to go until 2028. This is the aim of restarting the Olympic cycle,” he said.

And despite his historic victory, Nemour feels there is still more to achieve.

“I can do things on the beam and anywhere, too,” he said. “We competed with three or four other gymnasts for third place (in the overall final), so I think I can do it. “I still have four years to perfect my skills and then I will experience my first Olympic Games, so I hope for the best.”

It’s all part of the legacy he hopes to leave behind for Algerian gymnastics. It’s the first but he hopes it won’t be the last.

“I think I inspire little girls who see me in videos and competitions every day, and I am happy to pass on my passion to them through gymnastics,” Nemour said.