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French basketball player Rudy Gobert, who dreamed of being standard bearer at the Paris Olympic Games (July 26 – August 11), will ultimately not present his candidacy, due to an unfavorable schedule.
He is the current French basketball star with Victor Wembanyama. Rudy Gobert (31 years old) had thought about running for office, but now he is very pessimistic. “It has always been a dream to be a flag bearer, it would have been an incredible honor, but the Olympic calendar is probably not going to allow it,” he told AFP.
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“We have a match in Lille the day after the opening ceremony (July 26). Being a flag bearer would make me arrive in Lille very late in the evening the day before a match, when my priority is really to “Being the best possible on the pitch with my team would have been an honor but it’s certainly not going to be possible this year”, continued the giant pivot of the Blues (2.16m).
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His French teammates Nicolas Batum and Evan Fournier, candidate for this role of standard bearer, should also have difficulty carrying out this mission for this reason.
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Engaged in the NBA play-offs with his Minnesota team, Gobert will face defending champion Denver with his teammates in the Western Conference semi-finals. “Today I’m really focused on the present moment, it’s the best way to prepare for the Olympics. It seems both near and far, strangely,” he added.
As a reminder, the flag bearers will be designated on July 12, two weeks before the start of the event.
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