Will the week end as well as it started for the French beach volleyball teams? On Monday, the Olympic rankings delivered their official verdict in the race for the Paris Games. Thanks to their 16th place ― which, unlike the world ranking, takes into consideration a maximum of two teams per nation ―, the pair Alexia Richard (28 years old) and Lézana Placette (26 years old) won their ticket for the big meeting you summery.
“It’s a nice surprise,” relishes Christophe Victor, manager of the French teams. Ten years after participating in the Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China, they qualified for the Adult Games, as they say. »
