2024-08-05 23:19:31
The players of the French 3×3 basketball team, silver medalists at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, thank everyone for their support at home. They hope that discipline has left its mark.
At Place de la Concorde
The French men’s 3×3 basketball team won the silver medal at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Defeat in the final after overtime against the Netherlands (17-18) did not diminish the pride of the Blues, outsiders at the start of the competition and who. defeated the favorites Serbia and Latvia in the previous rounds.
Lucas Dussoulier: “A little disappointed obviously because we missed on a pretty crazy shot. But this shot can also allow us to put things into perspective because we have the right match. Sad but very proud because no one expected us to be there. We know we have the ability to be there, we prove it, it’s just awesome. People have been surprised since the first match. I think we showed a pretty impeccable face from start to finish they were so hard. Without them, I think we are 7th or 8th. The medals went to them because they pushed us incredibly hard. This Marseillaise just before the Netherlands arrived on the podium, it was impressions, it was memories for life.
Franck Seguela: “Every challenge we take is also to give strength to the professionalism of 3×3 in France. I hope we like it, that we let people enjoy it, we bring back the silver medal for them. We would have liked better, but I think they are still proud of us. I think it’s a success for 3×3 basketball. How did you arrive? Honestly, it’s crazy. I try not to think about that, otherwise I would get very emotional. It’s been such a rocky journey, so much work, so much effort, so much sacrifice. This distinction is around the sky… (appearing) Especially the fact of experiencing these moments with this unique audience, I think it’s the greatest gift you could have given us. I have “3×3 useless» When you leave the field? Yes, what is called bad love (laughter). We love it as much as we hate it because I think we play the perfect overtime game. They won on the way halleluyah. We get called with shots like that, so we have to get that too. “
Franck Seguela (N.21) in front of Timothé Vergiat during the Olympic final against the Netherlands.
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Timothy Vergiat: “Feeling like a lawyer? Immediately after the match, it was a tribute. Because we are really not far from gold. This is the dramaturgy of 3×3, sometimes we hate it, sometimes we love it. Tonight (Monday), we hated it a little at first, but we loved it so much in other matches that 20 minutes later, we all said to each other that we have to enjoy the game one last time fans, our family, because what we do is still great. I think we will achieve even more tomorrow and in the coming days because we have come from very, very far, we went for a difficult qualification in Hungary, we won some crazy games. , we are all physically and mentally distant. We know that if this game is broadcast, it will be popular. It’s a very dynamic discipline, with surprising twists and turns. I think people discover something quite gripping, quite emotional. For our families it may not be fun to watch all the time but we love it (laughter). It’s a little sad to say that but it’s a little for these emotions that we played, in both directions.
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