Continuing on from the previous season, before each weekend Le Parisien offers a selection of issues and events not to be missed in Île-de-France. Overview.
The event of the weekend: the resumption of the championship for Boulogne-Levallois, Nanterre and Paris
BASKET. No time to savor. To pose. Sunday evening, France won the silver medal at the Eurobasket in Germany. Five days later, this Friday evening, Vincent Collet is again on the court on the occasion of the resumption of the Betclic Elite, the French Championship. The coach of the Blues is also the coach of the Metropolitans 92. The Boulogne-Levallois club which moves to Gravelines for the 1st day. A particular first for the coach who did not participate in the summer preparation campaign. The Mets present this season one of the most exciting teams in the championship with a workforce of ambitious young French people. The first of them – and not the least – is obviously the phenomenon Victor Wembanyama (2.21 m, 18 years old) who is announced in first place in the NBA Draft next June. For his last two warm-up games, the interior twice planted 34 points. He will obviously be the player to follow. At his side, he finds Armel Traoré (19 years old) with whom he was vice-world champion U19 last year with the Blueberries. Finally, after a season in the Australian championship, Hugo Besson (21), drafted in 58th position in June by the Pacers, finds France and his father, Jean-Paul, who is one of Collet’s assistants.
The shock, the poster not to be missed this weekend, concerns Nanterre which receives the ogre Monaco and its host of stars and internationals (including Adrien Moerman, back in France after 7 years of exile, Yakuba Ouattara and European vice-champion Elie Okobo) on Saturday. Assistant in the France team, coach Pascal Donnadieu missed all the preparation. To compensate or minimize bad surprises, the Nanterre druid recruited cleverly with a large majority of players who played in the French Championship. Some are even used to playing together, such as Justin Bibbins and Hamady N’Diaye in Pau, and Keith Hornsby and Miralem Halilovic at the Mets. Also note the presence for a few weeks of former international Edwin Jackson, Bastien Pinault’s medical freelancer.
Paris, the 3rd Ile-de-France representative in Betclic, is launching its season in Bourg-en-Bresse. A first test for the new coach, the American Will Weaver who succeeds Jean-Christophe Prat, dismissed during the summer. Drafted in 46th position by the Nuggets during the last NBA Draft, the pivot Ismaël Kamagate is back at the club where he is in an incubator for a season. He finds the leader Juhann Bégarin and Axel Toupane. Paris also presents in its workforce two nuggets to follow: Mohamed Diawara (19 years old) and especially the phenomenon Killian Malwaya (17 years old). The winger, bronze medalist this summer at the U17 World Cup with France, is already in the sights of NBA franchises.
The big odds: Ivry tackles a mountain
HANDBALL. In addition to the trip from PSG to Toulouse, the 4th day of Starligue promises to be exciting with in particular a big trip for Ivry to Nantes. Led by Antonin Mohamed, third in the scoring charts with 15 goals, Ivry would like to annoy Nantes, authors of an amazing start to the season. Winner of the Trophée des Champions against PSG (37-33), Nantes is the only undefeated team in all competitions with… Cesson-Rennes. For Créteil, on the other hand, the difficult reception of Chartres must finally make it possible to launch the season after two setbacks. In Proligue, a derby in the Ile-de-France is on the program with an enticing Tremblay against the leader Pontault.
The shock: the Jokers finally back against Grenoble
HOCKEY. Forced into forced rest due to cases of Covid-19 in their ranks, the Cergy-Pontoise Jokers were unable to play against Amiens on September 16, then in Nice four days later. Completed again, the current second, despite two games late, finds competition against the reigning French champion, Grenoble this Friday. The opportunity to win his third game in a row since the start of the Magnus League.
Big pieces for Stade Français and Racing, Massy for a first
RUGBY. The two flagship teams of rugby in the Ile-de-France are traveling this weekend to very solid opponents for the 4th day of the Top 14. Stade Français challenges Lyon on Saturday at 5 p.m. at the Gerland stadium, and Racing 92 goes to Toulouse at 9:05 p.m. To see pro rugby in the region, you have to go to the Ladoumègue stadium in Massy, where the Essonne club is hosting Provence Rugby this Friday at 7:30 p.m., for the 5th day of Pro D2. Jean-Baptiste Di Martino’s players will seek to win a first victory to continue to believe in maintaining. In the lower division, the National, RC Suresnes receives one of the heavyweights of the championship, Nice, this Saturday at 6 p.m. at the Jean-Moulin stadium.
The event not to be missed: the world’s gratin at the Accor Arena
GYMNASTIC. The New French Open will be an opportunity to see the best gymnasts on the planet, two years before the Paris 2024 Olympics, which will be held in this same room. Nearly two hundred competitors from 38 different nations are announced, including French headliners like Mélanie De Jesus dos Santos or Marine Boyer. Saturday is reserved for qualifying, which will start from 1.30 p.m. until 9.30 p.m. The next day, the finals will start at 1:20 p.m. for a provisional end at 6:10 p.m.
The royal surprise: the best players in the world at the French Open
PALM PLAY. The 2022 French Open will begin this Saturday and will keep lovers of the tennis court in suspense until October 2 at the Paris Jeu de Paume Club, 74 ter rue Lauriston (Paris XVI). This meeting is one of the stages of the Grand Slam and will bring together the best specialists in the discipline in singles and doubles. France will be represented in particular by Matthieu Sarlangue (40 years old), multiple champion of France and currently 10th player in the world. Tennis, which gave birth to tennis, was born in France in medieval times. Free admission except for the finals.
The number: 1
CANOE-KAYAK. The first edition of the Vaires Slalom Race takes place from Friday until Sunday at the Olympic nautical stadium in Vaires-sur-Marne (Seine-et-Marne). The French team will be present, as will the best in the world. The competition is also open to athletes classified in N 1 and N 2 of the junior and senior categories, as well as to all foreign athletes. The Vaires Slalom Race will serve as a dress rehearsal before the first World Cup, which will take place here in October 2023. Entertainment and concerts are planned during this free entry event.
Outdoor activity: The return of the Grande Rando
TREK. This Sunday, the Grande Rando is the essential meeting place for lovers of long walks, treasure hunts or exploration. The organizers of Est Ensemble have innovated by offering three courses (14 km, 6 km, 3 km) instead of just one previously. Several departures take place from 9 a.m. around the Promenade des Heights and the Berges de l’Ourcq, a 42 km loop from Paris to Fontenay-sous-Bois and Rosny-sous-Bois, passing through Bagnolet, Bobigny, Bondy, Le Pré-Saint-Gervais, Les Lilas, Montreuil, Noisy-le-Sec, Pantin and Romainville.
The discovery: amateur gala in Savigny-le-Temple
BOXING. A dozen fights are on the program for a special boxing day at the Château de Savigny-le-Temple (Seine-et-Marne). From 11 a.m. to 7.15 p.m. this Sunday, a varied program will offer fights, conference debates, initiations and workshops around boxing. Stands related to professional integration will also be set up. Free entry.
Curiosity: Ranelagh returns 100 years later
BASEBALL. After a hundred years of inactivity, the Ranelagh Baseball Club is back in business. Founded in 1913 until 1924, the very first baseball club created in France, will be reborn this Sunday (2 p.m.) with an exhibition match. The club from the 16th arrondissement of Paris will face the PUC, on the ground of the French Stadium at the Hippodrome d’Auteuil. Ranelagh BC, which promotes Franco-American friendship, had made a demonstration match during the Paris Olympics… 1924.
THE PROGRAM
BASKETBALL. BetClic Elite (1st day). Friday, 8 p.m.: Gravelines – BOULOGNE-LEVALLOIS. Saturday, 8 p.m.: NANTERRE – Monaco (Maurice-Thorez sports hall), Bourg-en-Bresse – PARIS. Nationale 1 (F) (2nd day). Pool A, Saturday, 8 p.m.: SCEAUX (1st) – FRENCH STADIUM (10th) (Clos-Saint-Marcel hall), ORLY (4th) – Lyon (12th) (Robert-Desnos gymnasium), Voiron (2nd) – SANNOIS-SAINT-GRATIEN (9th). Pool B, Saturday 6 p.m.: CENTER FÉDÉRAL (12th) – FRANCONVILLE (11th) (Nelson-Pailloux Insep sports complex in Paris XII).
HANDBALL. Starligue (3rd day). Friday, 8:30 p.m.: CRÉTEIL (14th) – Chartres (8th) (Robert-Oubron sports hall). Sunday, 5 p.m.: Nantes (2nd) – IVRY (4th), Toulouse (9th) – PSG (1st). Proligue (3rd day). Friday, 8:30 p.m.: TREMBLAY (8th) – PONTAULT (1st) (palace of sports esplanade Maurice-Thorez). Saturday, 8:30 p.m.: Dijon (2e) – MASSY (4e). Butagaz League (4th day). Friday, 8:30 p.m.: Plan-de-Cuques (1st) – PARIS 92 (4th).
HOCKEY. Ligue Magnus (5th day). Friday, 8:30 p.m.: CERGY-PONTOISE (2nd) – Grenoble (6th) (Aren’Ice in Cergy).
RUGBY. Top 14 (3rd day). Saturday, 5 p.m.: Lyon (11th) – FRENCH STADIUM (5th); 21h5 : Toulouse (2e) – RACING 92 (4e). Pro D 2 (5th day). Friday, 7:30 p.m.: MASSY (16th) – Provence (13th) (Jules-Ladoumègue stadium). Nationale (4th day). Saturday, 7 p.m.: SURESNES (4th) – Nice (12th) (Jean-Moulin stadium).
