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Djokovic’s racket, Riner’s signed kimono… He’s organizing a big sale to benefit patients.

Tennis balls signed by former French champion Gilles Simon, a rugby ball initialed by the entire French national team, a kimono signed by Teddy Riner… These items are due to be auctioned in early 2024, much to the delight of enthusiasts. Who will thereby be able to carry out a beautiful action. Indeed, these nuggets, signed by great champions, were collected by Guillaume Delamare to raise funds for his association Play Again. His goal is to help patients exercise during treatment and recovery.

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And the fifty-year-old man knows what he’s talking about. This resident of Pontoise (Val d’Oise) fell ill with tongue cancer in 2019. An ordeal he overcame (he is in remission), he says, thanks to “chemotherapy, radiation therapy… And tennis.” “I never stopped playing sports,” explains this enthusiast, player and teacher at the Pontoise Club. This allowed me to endure the treatment. I lost 20 kg, but kept going. I was at 10% of my muscle volume. »

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Source: Le Parisien

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