After seven cumulative months of closure, nearly 400 sports halls in France have already gone out of business.
Professionals in the sector, united under the banner of a collective called # Touchepasàmasalle fear that within six months, nearly 50% of establishments will file for bankruptcy if the rooms do not reopen quickly.
This Tuesday before the National Assembly in Paris, they were gathered to ask the government for more financial aid and a resumption of their immediate activity.
To symbolize their fight, the demonstrators threw to the ground a pair of sneakers, laces tied to symbolize a whole industry which is found today on the ground. “Our days are numbered,” says Christophe Mateus, founder of Magic Form. If the state does not help us enough, if we remain closed for several more weeks, there will be life disasters, chain bankruptcy filings… Our profession is in critical condition, ”he warns.