We knew about the dedications on balls, caps or even jerseys, but not on Rubik’s Cubes. However, it is one of these colorful cube-shaped puzzles that swimming champion Léon Marchand signed as part of an auction organized in Toulouse (Haute-Garonne) on Thursday November 21, 2024, as report our colleagues from France Bleu Occitanie relayed by La Dépêche du Midi .
Other objects were sold for the occasion such as a portrait of Antoine Dupont, recently named best player in the world in rugby sevens after having been in rugby fifteens, or the autographed gloves of Guillaume Restes, the goalkeeper goal of the Toulouse Football Club. This initiative, set up as part of the charity gala of the Tremplins du Sport School, made it possible to raise €6,500 intended for the opening of a new management training course at the apprentice training center (CFA) in Blagnac.
Un fan de Rubik’s Cube
This is not the first time that Léon Marchand has shed light on this famous puzzle invented in 1974. Last September, the multiple Olympic champion completed a Rubik’s Cube in 40 seconds on the set of the show “Clique” (Channel +). He then told host Mouloud Achour of his passion for this game: “You would see my shelf, I have around twenty”he clarified.
When he was younger, the king of pools took part in the French Rubik’s Cube championships in Toulouse. Since then, the small object has taken a unique place in his life, to the point of helping him with swimming. “I always bring them to competitions, it allows me to de-stress a little, even if I no longer have the same level as beforehe explained on Canal +. At the time, I could solve it in about 15 seconds. » The swimming prodigy then concluded: “I like to push the themes I tackle a little further. »
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