Two days after their defeat against Spain (77-86), the French, joined by Rudy Gobert in Malaga and logically preserved Thursday evening, will try to take their revenge on Spain from this Saturday evening (8:30 p.m.) at home this time at Paris-Bercy, before flying to Japan next week in view of the Olympic Games.
Bronze medalist at the 2019 World Cup in China after a huge feat against the United States in the quarter-finals, the France team will try to climb a third time on an Olympic podium this summer, after the silver of London in 1948 and Sydney in 2000.
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For us, we are very clearly aiming for the gold medal. We know that there is a lot of talent and very good teams, but I don’t see why we should not aim for this medal
, launched Rudy Gobert, at a press conference in Bercy on Friday.
We don’t go into a competition to go for bronze or silver or to have a good time. Of course, we want to have a good time. We know that we have a group which in a match can beat anyone. It’s going to be up to us to work hard and to ramp up during the competition. I think if we do this anything can happen
, added the pivot of Utah Jazz, who joined the French group in Malaga during Olympic preparation.
The French are in a group at the Olympics with the United States, the Czech Republic and Iran. They will have to finish in one of the first two places or finish among the best two third (out of four), to go to the quarter-finals.
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