2024-07-24 05:45:10
The French men’s basketball team has chosen to leave the Olympic village and follow the opening ceremony remotely. We carefully consider the decision.
At the French Club of La Villette
The magic of the Olympic Games is – at least in part – this great melting pot of the village. Athletes from all walks of life meet there and exchange ideas, from the most famous to the most famous. A unique emulation. And there is the party, this moment which is being written in memories for a lifetime. The Olympics, in short. Basketball has chosen to do without him in Paris 2024 (July 26-August 11). There is an earlier organization option, which sends 5×5 basketball players to the North. The group stage will take place at the Pierre-Mauroy stadium in Villeneuve d’Ascq for men and women, before the quarters, semis and final in Paris. The rest is the decision of the French Basketball Federation and the officials. We carefully choose.
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We want to be in the best conditions for training and recovery, to have all the workers with us.
Boris Diaw
“We have settled well. We want to be in the best conditions for training and recovery, to have all the workers with us. This allows for easier training sessions”, summarizes Boris Diaw, general manager of the French men’s team. Actually, you have to show your credentials to train when you are in a traditional compound, with posted schedules and boarding times. This will not be the case for the Tricolores, who will be able to work and recover according to their desires, their needs, their options. And God knows there is work to be done between now and France-Brazil on Saturday (5:15 pm), after a preparation ended with four defeats…
Quite a bit of fun for the Olympic vice-champions, who took residence in CREPS (Sports Resources, Science and Performance Center) in Wattignies on Monday, the day after their defeat against Australia (82-83) in Orléans. If they reach the quarter-finals, they will travel to Insep, where they will hope for an Olympic berth.
Les Bleues are in the opening, they
Note that Jean-Aimé Toupane players have chosen to stay in the Olympic Village. Everyone has their own life. The Blues are, however, not happy with this strategic decision that has been known for some time. Moreover, they will also have to watch the opening ceremony… in front of their television sets. “We played the next day. So no. If we had been in Paris or played two days later… But there, it’s impossible. “, explained Diaw. Here again, the difference is with women, who will travel from Lille to Paris. Except that the French women’s team will not start its competition until Monday against Canada. “We chose together. It is important to share this moment, it is a unique experience and can give adrenaline, put us in the heart of the Games while we are a little different from Lille.noted Valériane Ayayi, the Bleues captain.
However, Vincent Collet artists are not afraid of this lack of flavor by being a village or an open party. “Practice comes first and that’s good. A big competition we are waiting for, big stage. We’re not going to do certain things, it’s a shame, but we’re focused on basketball. “assured the captain, Nicolas Batum, who was one of those who played in the final of Euro 2015 in Pierre-Mauroy, with a bronze medal for clutches. “The stadium? It’s huge… It’s impressive, spacious and we can’t wait to be there. In 2015, we have amazing energy, it’s going to be crazy, we can’t wait to be there. We feel the energy of everyone in preparation. There’s going to be about 30,000 people there, it’s going to be a crazy atmosphere.”devine «Batman».
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It wouldn’t be a 100% Olympic experience without the festival and the village. But we know our goals.
Isaiah Cordinier
France, however, did not hide. Like that of Isaïa Cordinier, they soon knew that “It wouldn’t be a 100% Olympic experience without the festival and the village. But we know our goals”. Olympic gold, or at least a medal, like in Sydney and Tokyo.
Rudy Gobert was there in 2015 and at the Tokyo Olympics. You are therefore well placed to discuss the following topics: “We have the opportunity to see the infrastructure, discover the stadium, but I know that it has been played in Euro 2015. It can be amazing, I hope it will be finished”, announced the four-time best defender of the year in the NBA, about the usual lair of Losc. And to add, on choosing to skip the village: “The sure thing is that we are a little more in our bubble, less confused, with the village and all the activities that can be … There are thousands of athletes in the restaurant, more questions, especially for NBA players, because there are other athletes. After all, it’s also very good. The infrastructure is better, we have access to basketball halls, facilities for recovery or training. Weight whenever we want. It is a very good decision. I hope this will allow us to be in good spirits and to spend good times together. “
Lille, madness of greatness
By being in Lille, Bercy is busy in the first week of the Olympics, there is a little slowness. They are not completely gone. But “Everyone who was there in 2015 talked about it, it was a special event for them”as Mathias Lessort says. “Stadium? Even empty, it’s already amazing”excited rookie Bilal Coulibaly, who experienced his first campaign in Blue, like a Victor Wembanyama. “We would all like to taste the Olympic experience, to celebrate the opening, to be in the village, but you have to know what you want and it’s the right choice. Conditions are better for work”analyze a 20-year-old soldier.
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The village of Lille only has basketball players, we don’t care, we see them all year round.
Evan Fournier
With his usual frankness, Evan Fournier had the final words: “There are two things, Lille village with basketball players, we don’t care, we see them all year round. Above all, there is a plan for Paris. There is a certain energy in the village, we experienced it in Tokyo. But we have to know what we want, be focused on ourselves, have everything and be in the best situations. In Tokyo, there are many restrictions, especially on training.. In Lille and Paris, there are no restrictions. The future will tell if these plans will allow the Blues to achieve as much success as during the last Olympic Games in Japan, three years ago…
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