The 23-year-old with French heritage and a curious background is set to complete a novel circle for his family in Paris
Cassiel Rousseau is most at ease as a performer. A gymnastics and sports acrobatics prodigy, he was invited to join a circus and appeared in a series final of Australia’s Got Talent by the age of 11.
Rousseau soon left the big top and television talent quests behind, and is now performing on a global stage as a diving world champion and Commonwealth Games gold medallist with a grander prize in his sights. The 23-year-old will enter the Paris Olympics as one of the leading contenders in the 10m platform after becoming Australia’s first world champion in the men’s event in Japan last year.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/jun/01/australian-diver-cassiel-rousseau-from-the-circus-and-tv-talent-shows-to-the-olympic-pool
Author : Martin Pegan
Publish date : 2024-05-31 15:00:11
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