The bad news fell shortly after noon this Wednesday, February 28.
Via a press release published on the X network, the Asvel women's basketball club announced that its playmaker, Marine Fauthoux, "will be unavailable until the end of the season".
Victim of a herniated disc, she “will have to undergo surgery which will keep her away from the courts until the end of the 2023-2024 season,” the press release continues.
❌ Our leader 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙁𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙭 will be away from the courts until the end of the season.
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The player had been out of action since February 10.
She was injured during the demonstration against China (82-50), during the French team's second match at the Olympic qualifying tournament in China.
A competition which was without challenge for the Bleues, already qualified for the Paris Games next summer, but in which they had to participate according to the regulations of Fiba, the international body.
Initially, Marine Fauthoux was placed on rest for two weeks - "with no real improvements noted" - then six weeks before the decision to operate was necessary.
A hard blow for the player, the club and the French team.
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Five months before the Paris Games, the leader with 62 selections will therefore begin a real race against time to return to the courts before the start of Olympic preparation which should begin in mid-June.
At 23, Marine Fauthoux has been a member of the Bleues since the Tokyo Games in 2021 - where her performance during the small final to win the bronze medal made an impression.
It has 62 selections.
According to our information, the decision to quickly undergo the operation was taken to allow him to be restored for the summer deadline.
But time is running out