The criteria put in place by the CNOSF, which will be officially revealed this Wednesday, effectively eliminate many stars of French sport. The standard bearer will not be Kylian Mbappé, nor Antoine Dupont, nor Victor Wembanyama, three immense French athletes.

Teddy Riner, head of the delegation in Rio in 2016, and Clarisse Agbégnénou, who succeeded him in Tokyo in 2021, will be eliminated. Another condition: candidates must not have already been a standard bearer in the past.