Antoine Dupont is not yet a pillar of the French rugby sevens team but his beginnings are promising.
The neo-September is part of the typical team for the Vancouver tournament.
Decisive against Ireland in the quarter-final (12-5), he scored three tries in six matches.
Beaten by New Zealand in the semi-finals (26-28), the Blues won the match for third place against the United States (42-12).
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Champion in Vancouver, Argentina places three players with Luciano Gonzalez, Mathias Osadczuk and Tobias Wade.
While the finalists New Zealand are represented by Sam Dickson and Akuila Rokolisoa and the United States by Perry Baker.
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For his first competition with the French rugby sevens team, the man who won the award for best player in the world in rugby sevens in 2021 convinced in the run-up to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Among the women, it is Séraphine Okemba who obtains a place in the typical team of the tournament after having reached the final with the Bleues.
In the remake of the Tokyo Olympic final, New Zealand beat France (35-19).
Other players present are Michaela Blyde (New Zealand), Shiray Kaka (New Zealand), Ariana Ramsey (USA), Krissy Scurfield (Canada), Thalia Costa (Brazil) and Dom Du Toit (Australia).
The two French teams, who will compete in the Los Angeles tournament next weekend, confirm their status as contenders for Olympic medals for men and women.