2024 Olympics: French karatekas in support of Da Costa to return to the discipline at the Paris Games

The reconquest operation continues for karate.

While the discipline is no longer on the program for the Paris 2024 Games, after making its first appearance this summer in Tokyo, karatekas are stepping up to defend their discipline, alongside Olympic champion Steven Da Costa.

So that @Steven_DaCosta can defend his title at home, for all licensees in the world, for us, athletes, who dream of defending the colors of 🇫🇷 at @ Paris2024.

We remain hopeful that Karate will be represented in 2024. @ffkarate # Karate2024 # Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/TELfzdt6zD

- Agier Alizée (@AgierAlizee) August 12, 2021

First, the 2014 world champion in -68 kg, Alizée Agier.

"So that Steven Da Costa can defend his title at home, for all licensees in the world, for us, athletes, who dream of defending the colors of France in Paris 2024. We remain hopeful that Karate will be represented in 2024 », Tweeted the world number 6 in its category.

A federation still in retreat

More or less similar message for Mehdi Filali, world number 5 in the +84 kg category. “We are all very proud of Steven Da Costa, we too want to defend France in Paris 2024. Help us make our dream come true! We need you, ”recalled the 2017 junior world champion. The tricolor karateka did not hesitate to mention the Deputy Minister in charge of Sports Roxana Maracineanu, who has already supported the Olympic champion, but also Tony Estanguet , president of Paris 2024 and strongly criticized after his comments on additional sports.

We are all really proud of @Steven_DaCosta, we too want to defend France at @ Paris2024 .. help us make our dream come true!

We need you @RoxaMaracineanu @TonyEstanguet @FranceOlympique @ffkarate # Karate2024 # Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/P0DiwfRPfU

- Mehdi Filali (@ MehdiFilali13) August 12, 2021

The French karate federation has so far been more measured.

In a post published this Wednesday, the support of the institution remains implicit: “To fight, to surpass oneself but to respect oneself: these are the values ​​of karate but also of Olympism.

»An argument to be defended before the Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games in Paris.