In his years as a player, he was nicknamed the “President”. Boris Diaw, 247 selections, who will celebrate his fortieth birthday on April 16, eternal captain of the Blues of which he has become the general manager, will further broaden his field of action in French sport by integrating in the coming days, according to our information , the board of directors of the National Institute of Sport, Expertise and Performance (Insep), where he should be appointed by the Ministry of Sports.
Before running for the presidency, soon left free by Jean-Philippe Gatien? The 53-year-old former table tennis player, 1993 world champion and 1992 Olympic vice-champion in table tennis, announced several months ago that he intended to leave his post – occupied since 2014 – to devote himself fully to his functions of sports director within the Organizing Committee of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Boris Diaw has the profile for the job and several sources familiar with the matter suggest that he would be on pole to take over the function, which would remain compatible with his agenda as manager of Les Bleus du basket. It remains to be seen whether such a responsibility would interest him, and whether he would be well chosen, if necessary, in an election to be held in the weeks or months to come.
