We know the program! On June 6, 2024, 51 days before the first half of the Paris Olympic Games scheduled for July 27, the French national basketball team will meet at Insep Stadium. The starting point for a long and intense preparation that should lead them to the Olympic podium.
They will conduct individual medical examinations over two days, followed by a traditional media day.. Jean-Aimé Toupan’s group will then leave Paris for the first course in England from 9 to 19 June and then, after a few days of rest, return to La Roche-sur-Yon for the second course from 23 June to 1 July. . The Tricolors will play their first matches in Vendée. They will face Finland twice, on June 29 and July 1 at Vendespace Stadium in Mouyeron-les-Captif.
Iliana Rupert’s teammates will then head to Lyon for a new training course from July 6 to 12, which will be highlighted by a high-level match against Serbia, the 2021 European champions and Tokyo Olympic semi-finalists.
Finally, the Blues will complete their preparations with a final training camp in Reims from 16 to 22 July during a four-team tournament in which they will face two countries including Belgium (2023 European champions), China (vice world champions) ). in 2022) and Japan (vice-champion of the 2021 Olympic Games).
On July 23, the Blues, unlike their male counterparts who will be staying in a hotel during the tournament, will be staying in the Lille Olympic Village. The first week of competition takes place at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Villeneuve-d’Ascq.
The calendar has shown, however, the question remains: what about Marin Fotu? The leader of Asvel, whose season was abruptly interrupted five days ago due to a herniated disc (she was operated on on Friday), “will still be in the race” for participation in the Olympic Games, French team Celine Dumerc admitted to Asvel general manager Celine Dumerc at the microphone France 3 Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
“She’s young and I know she’ll do everything to try to get back on the floor as quickly as possible,” Doumerc said. We hope that Marina will recover a little in advance and will be able to be with us from the very beginning. We wish her a good rest, recovery and hope to see her soon. »
Frederic Fotu’s daughter, at 23, is the leader of Jean-Aimé Toupan’s team.
Source: Le Parisien
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