Emilie Gomis was given a free hearing in Paris in an investigation into advocating terrorism. She briefly republished on Instagram, before removing it, a message in which a French flag was gradually replaced by the Israeli flag.

“It was never a question of being anti-Semitic or anything, I should have been neutral,” conceded the former basketball player. ‘The goal for me is to move forward and continue doing what I have always done,’ added the 2012 Olympic vice-champion.