Injured in a foot during the big competition, Thursday, in Nazaré, the French surfer Justine Dupont will have surgery in Mérignac. The competition in Nazaré (Portugal), won Thursday by Lucas Chianca and Maya Gabeira, made a victim: Justine Dupont. The Frenchwoman injured her left foot on her first surfed wave, her ankle remaining stuck in the strap of her board. We reached her on the phone this Friday, at 1 a.m., while she was driving towards Bordeaux (about 10 hours by road from Nazaré), to have malleolus surgery at the Sports Medicine in Mérignac. . read also All the latest surfing news « Doctors in Portugal say there is a broken bone but it’s better than a bad sprainshe told us. I hope the operation will go well and that I will soon be back on my feet and in good shape. I will be in the hands of people I trust, that’s reassuring. During her long trip to the Gironde, she told us about her day, which started off well. ” It was a beautiful day ahead. The conditions were great, there wasn’t too much wind, it was magnificent and really an opportunity to show off some great surfing. I was super happy and excited. On my first wave, I was towed well by Tony (Laureano) on the right. Once at the bottom of the wave, there was a jet-ski that I had to avoid but I was fooled by the foam and the problem was that my foot stayed in the strap.. My injury unfortunately didn’t allow Tony to compete, I’m frustrated for him. After fifteen minutes, the competition was therefore folded for me as for him. This is only a postponement. »
