Interviewed in the show Sept à quatre on TF1, Victor Wembanyama spoke about his ambitions with the French basketball team. And the San Antonio Spurs giant is not hiding: he is aiming for the gold medal at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games this summer.
Victor Wembanyama is a particularly ambitious player. After a successful first season in the NBA, the rookie of the year is already focused on his new goal: the 2024 Paris Olympic Games with the Blues. Guaranteed not to face the United States straight away, the broadcasters wanting to play the two teams in prime time in each match, the French men’s team has inherited a group within its reach and will face Germany, the Japan and the winner of the TQO in Latvia (Latvia, Georgia, Philippines, Brazil, Montenegro or Cameroon) in the first round. The identity of the Tricolores’ last opponent will be known on July 7 in Riga.
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Regardless of the team facing us, Wemby does not lose the North and clearly displays its objectives. “Winning the Olympics. Yes, the golden medal,” he assures us in the show Seven to Eight on TF1 this Sunday. “It’s my ambition and I think we share it with all the members of the team of France. There is no room for error. It’s only six matches. It’s very fast, very intense. won’t have time to make adjustments the next day or the week after. It’s straight away, we’re down by 15 points, what do we actually do?
Still undefeated with the Blues
Despite a physical strain put to the test on the other side of the Atlantic, the 20-year-old pivot still ensures he has fun putting on the selection jersey. “It’s special, because it’s with the France team. Matches with the France team always add an extra dimension to the desire, to the energy. I think it’s patriotism. It represents a big part of what I want to do in my career, titles to win. I can’t accept losing against another country when I represent France, even if it will of course happen. “So far, I have never lost in the French team (smile).”
Silver medalists in 2021 in Tokyo, certain Blues executives will have the “goal of winning” according to their young teammate. And this, even if Team USA arrives with its armada of legends, composed among others of LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant and… Joel Embiid, who could have worn the blue jersey during the Olympics.
