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Paris 2024 Olympics: Pierre Le Corre takes sixth place in Cagliari and qualifies for the Games

The contract for Pierre Le Corre is completed! The Frenchman, who finished 6th at the world stage in Cagliari (Italy), has punched his ticket to the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Already pre-qualified thanks to his results for 2023 (4th place at the test competition last August in Paris and 3rd place). in the World Cup grand final held in Pontevedra in Spain a month later), the Frenchman is now confident of his participation in the Games, which will take place on July 30, thanks to this top six finish.

Having achieved first place in swimming with his teammates Vincent Louis and Leo Berger and being active in cycling, Pierre Le Corre, on the other hand, could not do anything about Alex’s running level. and Hayden Wild. The Briton and New Zealander finished in the top two places in the day’s race and became the favorites for the Games.

Answer June 5th to choose from

Just like in Yokohama (Japan), Vincent Louis finished ninth two weeks ago. Having barely recovered from a fall during a school race and an intestinal virus, Leo Berger, the 2022 world champion in this discipline, finished 16th.

With the exception of Pierre Le Corre, uncertainty remains surrounding men’s Olympic qualifying. There are only two places left for the French, and three of them are in contention: Vincent Louis and Leo Berger, as well as Dorian Coninx, who was operated on last Thursday for a double fracture of the wrist and right elbow and was unable to start in Italy. The French Triathlon Federation will announce its decision on June 5 at 14:00 at a press conference.


Source: Le Parisien

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