Known as "La Gazelle", Guadeloupe-born Marie-José Pérec is one of the greatest sprinters in the history of athletics. Her incredible speed and grace brought her international fame and a place in the annals of track and field. As part of our series "Athlètes Olympiques Français", (re)discover the inspiring journey of this remarkable athlete in a short video and our bilingual transcript.
After watching the video, scroll down for the transcript in our bilingual reader, where you can click any French phrase for the English translation and related grammar lessons.
Note: The tenses in this French article and its English translation don't match! In French, we use the present tense to describe historical stories like this to evoke a sense of immediacy, whereas in English, we commonly use the past tense - learn more about historical French tenses.
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