Especially since until now the position was occupied by the interministerial delegates to the Olympic Games, Jean Castex then Michel Cadot. “His appointment counteracts the current atmosphere,” said Elie Patrigeon, CEO of the French Paralympic Committee (CPSF). After the Games, it is not necessarily easy for the sports movement to regain momentum, we have a feeling of withdrawal, of a complicated return to school with a decreasing budget. There, we are being sent a positive signal, which also links it to the success of the Paralympic Games. It is an intelligent sporting movement which is taking the lead of the ANS, in consultation with all the stakeholders and on a proposal from the State. And it’s good that she’s a woman. »