“It’s too much honor”: from Hungary to Ivry, a farewell tour to all matches for Niko Karabatic

2023-09-20 03:44:09

It is almost 8 p.m. when the lights of the Auguste-Delaune gymnasium in Ivry-sur-Seine go out. The two teams from Ivry and PSG, who faced each other a few moments earlier with an expected Parisian victory (34-38) in the Starligue, set up a guard of honor. And suddenly, he emerges from the darkness with a smile from ear to ear. He is Nikola Karabatic, who comes forward to thunderous applause. The start of the farewell tour for the immense champion begins here in Ivry, a stone’s throw from the capital, where he will meet for next summer and end his career in apotheosis at the Olympic Games.