Initially announced at the Challenge International de Paris, stage of the Foil World Cup this weekend (January 10-12), Enzo Lefort has postponed his return to competition, still suffering from knee injuries, the French Football Federation has confirmed. fencing to AFP on Wednesday.
Suffering from osteoarthritis in his left knee, and tendinitis with calcifications in his right, in his own words, the double individual world champion (2019, 2022) did not wish “rush his return and take the risk of spoiling the preparation work he is doing”indicated the Federation.
Enzo Lefort therefore remains away from the competition for the moment, six months after the Paris Olympics and the bronze medal won by teams alongside Maxime Pauty, Maximilien Chastanet and Julien Mertine.
“Take a little more care of my body”
If he was announced in the list of participants, Enzo Lefort, 33, had warned during a press briefing given Tuesday at INSEP that his presence would ultimately be very uncertain. “The reality is that my body has suffered a lot over the last three years and I am not yet ready to compete again”he said. “I’m lucky that it’s a post-Olympic year, I can afford to listen to myself a little more and take a little more care of my body”he added, insisting on his wish to participate in the Los Angeles Games in 2028.
-When the international season resumed at the end of November, Enzo Lefort had already expressed on Instagram his need for treatment. “Last season I injured myself several times in competition and in training, because by compensating for my knee, it was the rest that ended up giving way”he wrote.
Team crowned at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, the foil fencer won bronze in the event in Paris. Individually, Enzo Lefort fell at the quarter-final stage.
