Rebound in the Wilfried Happio affair. On Saturday in Caen, the 400-meter hurdles runner was physically attacked just before his final of the French Championships by a young man who punched him while the athlete was on the warm-up ground.
Thursday, the sister of this young man went to the police station of the 12th arrondissement of Paris to file a complaint against Wilfried Happio for acts of sexual assault.
“Inappropriate gestures” dating from 9 months ago
The young girl, a specialist in the triple jump, is a resident of Insep. The facts she denounces date back to October 2021. After an appointment with one of their sponsors, several athletes – including Wilfried Happio and the young girl – went to the Insep balneotherapy. According to the triple jumper, the runner of 400 meters hurdles would have been urgent. She also evokes “inappropriate gestures” in the corridors of the establishment.
Shortly after this event, the young girl had confided in her brother, also athletes. Seeing Wilfried Happio on the warm-up ground on Saturday in Caen, he would have “farted a cable” by punching him violently in the face. In blood, the eye hidden under a blindfold Wilfried Happio won the title of French champion in the 400m hurdles, qualifying at the same time for the World Championships (July 15 to 24 in Eugene). Wilfried Happio, examined at the hospital, was prescribed 10 days of ITT.
Sunday evening, her attacker had gone to make a statement at the Caen police station, just like her younger sister who finally filed a complaint near her home.