Special envoy to Tokyo
To discover
The full Olympic program
The Olympic medal table
The final point.
Ensured, after 12 heats and before the closing round, of finishing on the podium, Charline Picon won the last race.
To give panache and sparkle to a new Olympic podium.
The Frenchwoman is adorned with silver in a test won by the Chinese Lu Yunxiu.
Britain's Emma Wilson completing the podium.
Charline Picon, one of the sure values of French Olympic sailing
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In August 2019, Charline Picon took 2nd place in the Test event, the rehearsal of the Olympics and did not miss the opportunity to recall her commitment, her determination to go for a new Olympic medal.
Substitute in Beijing in 2008, 8th in London in 2012, in gold in Rio de Janeiro in 2016, in silver in Tokyo in 2021, Charline Picon has, over the years, asserted herself as one of the sure values of sailing. French Olympic.
Bronze medalist at the last World Championships, she had the Olympic podium in mind.
Charline Picon IVAN ALVARADO / REUTERS
So that the separation and the sacrifices were not used for nothing, because she had to leave Lou, born in 2017 to tie in with her Olympic dream.
The Royannaise had a heavy heart as she packed her suitcase for Tokyo.
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It was intense, I had tears in my eyes once I turned my back.
We talk by video, she makes videos for me with her grandmother.
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Solid, regular, it has been able to adapt to the vagaries of the Enoshima lake.
“
Winning is good, to last is even more spectacular.
A model of high standards, rigor and talent
”, on Twitter, greeted Roxana Maracineanu, Minister Delegate, in charge of Sports.
