The 3×3 basketball player Margot Bienvenu, who spent her early childhood in Grabels, returns there regularly. Not a little proud, his grandparents André and Chantal Guiraud are preparing to welcome him with his gold medal around their neck.
The young girl, who is completing a third campaign as a reservist with the French military basketball team, has just returned from Novi Sad in Serbia, where the world championships took place. The two French teams (women’s and men’s) won gold.
A victory in the final against Belgium
“Two years ago, we were world vice-champions, last year a nice bronze medal and this year gold. This year, I found the level of the competition lower than previous editions Our girls’ team was made up of three reserve basketball players and a police officer. We accomplished our mission of winning the gold medal.
Margot Bienvenu and her teammates played five matches against Tanzania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia in the quarter-finals, Canada in the semi-final and Belgium in the final.
Margot Bienvenu was also named best player of the tournament. “It’s always an honor to win individual distinctions but it remains a team sport and I mainly remember the big cup.”
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