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Pinturault, Quartararo, Alaphilippe ... The sporting year 2022 in ten questions

2022-01-05T19:19:28.335Z


DECRYPTION - Despite a “covid” year, the editorial staff of Le Figaro did well with 6 good forecasts in 2021. Will it do better with the sporting events to come in 2022?


• After gold in Tokyo, will the Blues reign over Europe?

NO

. Even if France has an exceptional pool of talented players, the fact remains that experience is an asset which, by definition, takes time. And Guillaume Gille, the coach, has hardly any, in view of a cataclysmic preparation for his workforce, between positive cases of Covid-19, injuries (Luka Karabatic, Nedim Remili), cancellations of matches and even an attack with a knife of which one of them, Elohim Prandi, was a victim. Under these conditions, and knowing the still very high level of European handball, it seems difficult to imagine the Olympic champions - who also lost Michaël Guigou and Luc Abalo due to international retirement - winning a fourth continental title after those of 2006, 2010 and 2014. They will already have to "survive" a full-bodied first round, in particular,to Croatia and Serbia to then dream.

From January 13 to 30: European handball championship

• Will Djokovic take off in the Grand Slams?

YES.

The vaccine exemption obtained by Novak Djokovic makes…

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Source: lefigaro

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