We had no doubts about their ability to do the show on the floor.
We had much less information on their ability to set the stands on fire.
No doubt, these guys are multitasking and can point their winning heads in any discipline without running the risk of losing face.
This Sunday, the day after their coronation against Denmark, it was the Olympic title for service ambianceurs that Hugo Descat and his partners from the France handball team came to pick up at Yoyogi Stadium during the final disputed by their female counterparts. .
"It's huge what they did to us there," laughs Grace Zaadi still in the euphoria of her coronation with the Blue.
Given the atmosphere they set last night in the building at the Olympic Village, we absolutely did not expect to see them.
But he was a great support to us, it was really cool that they were there.
"Alisson Pineau continues:" It is heartwarming to see them there and to see them cheering us on.
We would have liked to come to their final, but unfortunately we had ours the next day.
We were very happy for them last night.
I ran into Niko who was going to their meal (Editor's note: before the match), I told him
I feel good for you
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Guigou reunites the troops
At the Olympic Village, it was Michaël Guigou, the captain, who launched the idea and rallied the troops.
The night had however been short for Nikola Karabatic and his gang.
And for good reason.
Not content with celebrating the third title of their discipline, the handball players “shared” the joy and the bottles with the volleyball players, crowned with their first title on Saturday evening.
"We locked ourselves in our hallway and we put a little good humor there, slips into a smile Nedim Remili.
They were in the health bubble since May 12, we since mid-June, it feels good to release the pressure a bit.
Just above the floor where the girls were supposed to have a quiet night's sleep, the celebrations dragged on a bit.
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But despite the small eyes, it is with big voices that the handball players of the France team all took to the Yoyogi stands on Sunday a quarter of an hour before kick-off. “Seeing them like that, in the stand at the time of the anthems, it made us want to go for the victory even more,” said Laura Flippes. Standing and draped for the most part with tricolor banners, the Blues gave voice by resuming the Marseillaise with the girls. And when a little slack was invited among their counterparts, there was always one to launch a round of applause or encouragement.
“The tribal leader at this level is Hugo Descat,” smiles Ludovic Fabregas. Frankly, when we saw their smile at the time of the hymns, it makes us super happy. Even though it was a short night, we all agreed to the idea of coming and cheering them on. I don't know if it helped them, but I thought the moment was great. "We got to know each other during this fortnight," explains Melvyn Richardson. And since we had the opportunity to come, we did not hesitate. We gave our all to encourage them. "A few minutes from the buzzer, already, they are the ones who launched the first" Olympic champions, Olympic champions ", aware that they had already finished the job. “We did well to come, it's huge what they did, laughs Hugo Descat, his voice broken. We did the double! We started celebrating it last night.I think we're going to feast again tonight! Long live the Blue, long live French sport. "