It was “an incredible party that took place all day Saturday on the Champs-Elysées. A “parade” in front of “70,000 people” honoring the “350 French athletes” of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. These are the words spoken by Anne-Elisabeth Lemoine this Monday, September 16, in C to Youwhen welcoming Teddy Riner onto his set, who of course took part (however, Florent Manaudou was missing) and who was “acclaimed by the crowd” upon his arrival.
The 2m04 giant, who won two gold medals, was also elevated to the rank of Commander of the National Order of Merit. No less. And to receive this very prestigious title, he decided to take off his tie, because it was hot.As a result, before decorating you, President Emmanuel Macron had to rebutton your shirt collar and redo your tie knot. A rather unusual image, which did not go unnoticed, especially since, given the difference in size, it was not the easiest mission for the president, right?“, commented the presenter, while this sequence was rebroadcast on the screen, and before giving the floor to the judoka, so that he could answer her question.
Teddy Riner “honored”
“No but… I am honored! I think there are many who are jealous of me today! First, having the chance to be decorated by the President of the Republic, and second, having the button on your tie redone and readjusted, that’s…“, he reacted, before Babeth interrupted him: “And it lasted a little while too!”. To which the athlete replied, with humor: “That’s because I have a really big neck!” And he added: “I apologized, I said ‘thank you, it’s an honor!’, I don’t think anyone has experienced that, it’s another thing I’ll tell my grandchildren.“
Note that Luthna Plocus’ husband (the couple had two children, a boy, Eden, born in 2014, and a girl, Ysis, born in 2018) came to promote volume 1 Hajime!a manga retracing his journey, which will be available in bookstores on September 18, from Pika Editions. A project that he launched with the help of his son, who is also passionate about manga. “He’s even worse than me!” he concludes.
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