During French Olympic Week, which brought together the ten series of the 2024 Olympics in Hyères (Var), the French team shined and won 11 medals.
A very good omen for the 2024 Paris Games! In Hyères (Var) was held the French Olympic Week, a prestigious regatta on the international calendar. For the first time in France, the 10 series that will be present at the next Olympics were brought together. The French team won medals in 9 of them, for a total of 11 charms. Real home performance: “The first satisfaction is that we are very happy to find a great Olympic week here in Hyères, it’s a bit like our own Roland-Garros! The second is the number of medals which is necessarily very satisfactory,” rejoices Philippe Mourniac, director of the France team.
In total, the record of the Blues against the world’s gratin is two gold medals, five silver and four bronze. France confirms its tank: “the real richness is that it is not reduced to a single medal for each series, but that there is really a density everywhere. There is a dynamic of winning that is in the process of being put in place”, adds Philippe Mourniac.
The Blues in gold on the IQfoil, a harvest of medals
During this week in Hyères, the sun was shining but the wind made the races more unpredictable. In iQFoil, the Blues won both titles, for both men and women. Reigning world champion, Hélène Noesmen crushed the race, with 12 victories in 15 races. ” It’s almost faultless, it was a good week. I managed to win races in all wind conditions so that’s great! », celebrates La Sablaise, winner ahead of Delphine Cousin (3e).
His male counterpart, Nicolas Goyard, also the reigning world champion, also won gold. He climbs on the first step of the podium in front of another Frenchman, Clément Bourgeois. In Kitefoil, the Blues won 3 medals, with Lauriane Nolot and Axel Mazela, silver, and Maxime Nocher, tanned. In ILCA 6, Marie Barrue and Louise Cervera finished 2e et 3e. As for the crews, Hippolyte Machetti / Aloïse Retornaz in 470 and the duo Erwan Fisher / Clément Péquin in 49er each won a podium.
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