The epilogue of a conflict situation which had lasted for several months and which was becoming untenable.
Returning to the head of the French men's epee team after the Tokyo Olympics and his five-year Chinese exodus, Hugues Obry resigned from his position as manager, information from L'Équipe, which we are able to confirm.
In recent months, part of the French team was in conflict with the 50-year-old former fencer, notably Olympic team champion in 2004, pointing out his management methods.
Olympic champion Romain Cannone, Yannick Borel and Alexandre Bardenet had thus distanced themselves from INSEP to return to train in their respective clubs, VGA Saint-Maur for the first and Levallois SC for the other two.
On sick leave since the World Cup round in Doha at the end of January, Hugues Obry returned to INSEP on Monday.
He notably found Gauthier Grumier, his deputy, team gold medalist and individual bronze medalist at the Rio Olympics in 2016, who was acting in the interim.
Fencing, a sport in crisis
Hugues Obry resigned this Thursday noon from his position as manager of men's epee.
But he could stay at INSEP.
He actually proposed a coaching mission to the athletes who remained to train in the heart of the Bois de Vincennes.
A request awaiting validation.
Traditionally a major provider of medals at the Olympics, French fencing is more talked about at the moment for extra-sporting matters, like the crisis at the Federation and the suspension of Ysaora Thibus after an anti-doping test. positive.