“It’s incredible”… How the Paralympic Games caused the number of badminton licensees to explode in France

“It’s incredible”… How the Paralympic Games caused the number of badminton licensees to explode in France

it flies high – More than the Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games have had a huge effect on the number of badminton licensees. To the point that some clubs refuse new players

The Adidas Arena, or more simply named the Arena Porte de la Chapelle so as not to offend the International Olympic Committee, a little fussy about naming, has already given way to Paris Basket, to the world championships of « League of Legends » or to concerts by artists who are more or less gentle on the ears, a few months after having received gymnasts and bad players. However, the badminton courts on the Paris grounds would have been very useful this fall.

There is often, after the Olympic Games, particularly in the disciplines which were a success, an Olympic effect, or in this case, a Paralympic Games effect, as for French parabadminton which made this end of summer a fire of blue white red fireworks including Faustine Noël, Charles Noakes et Lucas Mazur. And there, bam, bam, boom, explosion of flavors in French clubs. “I discussed it with my club president at Cergy and he told me that it was incredible,” tells us Méril Loquette, who played in the Paralympic Games in Paris. The results and the enthusiasm behind the paratroops really paid off. »

More than 42,000 new licensees

In certain clubs, such as in Chaville in Hauts-de-Seine, registrations are(…) Read more on 20minutes

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