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The 37-year-old from Toulouse was dreaming of a gold medal “at home”, but will not be on the podium after his elimination yesterday in the repechage. A defeat that he had a lot of trouble digesting.
“It’s anger, injustice that I feel.” Double bronzed at the Rio Games, before taking a medal of the same metal at those in Tokyo, the Toulousain Maxime Valet hoped to add a new line to his list of achievements during the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Yesterday, however, the TUC fencer did not manage to do so on the foil.
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Eliminated in the third round of the bronze medal repechage, the 37-year-old from Toulouse did not accept the decisions made by the referees. “This match is a real scandal, I can’t play. I had my Games stolen from me in this match” he said in the mixed zone after his defeat against the Ukrainian Oleg Naumenko (15-5).
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Fifth in the sabre, Maxime Valet, world number two, could logically claim a gold medal in foil. Hence his great disappointment: “What annoyed me, above all, was not being able to put my game together.” Before looking ahead to the rest of his Games: “We’re going to have to digest it and move on, but it’s unbearable. What makes me angry is that I was ready, I was strong, but it mustn’t end like this,” he declared.
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With his teammates, Maxime Valet will compete in the men’s team foil bronze medal match this Thursday at 6:45 p.m. within the Grand Palais in Paris. The Blues will face the Italians.
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