Despite an exceptional year with an Olympic title, Antoine Dupont is no longer the French people's favorite athlete. It's another Toulouse, the Olympian Léon Marchand who takes this place. But the captain of the XV of France maintains good popularity with the French and ranks second.
The problem when you're first is that you can't go any higher. According to an Odoxa barometer commissioned by Winamax and RTL, Antoine Dupont was the French's favorite sportsman in 2023, this year it is another Toulouse resident who dethrones him, the swimmer Léon Marchand.
Tied with Riner
The two residents of the Rose city occupy the first two places with the judoka Teddy Riner, ex-aeqo with the Rugby player. According to the Odoxa survey, 12% of the 1,005 people questioned placed the captain of the French XV in first position, far behind the four-time Olympic champion Léon Marchand (44%). Although he did not participate in the 6 Nations Tournament, the Olympic Games and inevitably the gold medal gave Antoine Dupont exposure like rarely before in his career.
In the ranking of competitions, the Olympiad obviously came well ahead. Note that the 6 Nations Tournament was favored by 18% of those surveyed, which is as much as the Tour de France and more than the Euro football tournament.
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