No extra sports hours in college: “We are no longer in education, we are in health,” argues Mélina Robert-Michon.

The increase in the number of sports hours at the college will only apply to REP/REP+ centres. Which worries some high-level athletes, such as the standard bearer of the French team at the Paris Olympics.

Emmanuel Macron wanted two more hours of fun for middle school students. But the government is ending this experiment launched in 2022 in over 160 locations. About 10% of the 7,000 colleges in France will have tested it. An appropriate step, according to the executive, but too complex to generalize. she is it will only apply to colleges designated as priority education, REP/REP+.

“I understand that it is complicated to set upreacts Saturday November 16 on franceinfo Mélina Robert-Michon, standard bearer of the French team at the last Games, former Olympic champion in the discus throw at Rio 2016. But when we see that where it was tested, the feedback was very positive, it’s even more frustrating. “. “We are not even in education, in sports, we are in healthasks the athlete. We see it, we get back teenagers, adults who are not so good after that. “.

“It is almost an investment for the future: yes, there is a cost, yes, it is complicated to implement, but you have to have a long-term view. “

Mélina Robert-Michon, the standard bearer of the French team at the Paris Olympics

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“It’s getting me used to this reflex sportfollowing the athlete, because, for those whose families don’t play the game, who don’t understand all the benefits it can have, it allows them to get through the process.”

Therefore the increase in the number of sports hours will only apply to colleges designated as REP/REP+. “Of course, it’s better than nothingrecognizes Mélina Robert-Michon. After that, I especially want everyone to benefit from it as well. It’s not even fun, it’s just moving. We don’t want them to be top athletes, we just want these teenagers to move and take care of their health. It was also an opportunity to introduce them to unfamiliar sports and activities.” finish the discus thrower.

Léon Marchand, French swimming star, quadruple Olympic champion at the Paris Games, too carefully expressing his disappointment by capping an article with a clown emoji The Team shared on his X account Thursday morning. Ditto for table tennis player Simon Gauzy, who entered three emojis holding his head in a desperate expression.

The Minister of National Education, Anne Genetet, immediately responded to X: “We are not abandoning this desire, on the contrary: we are changing it to make it more effective, more equitable, for the working classes.”