a final medal for the basketball players and the show for the handball players… The last hours of fervor at Club France

The 64 Olympic medals won by the French clan were celebrated, or will be celebrated until the end of the final night of the Olympic Games, after the closing ceremony on Sunday.

One last event and one last medal to savor. As since the beginning of the Olympic Games, thousands of supporters were present, Sunday August 11, at the Club France, in La Villette. In scorching heat, they were able to celebrate the last medalists and attend the final of the women’s basketball tournament between France and the United States, concluded with a silver medal for the Blues.

After a program “Media, media, media” Since his medal the day before in breaking, Dany Dann was eager to celebrate it with the public of the Club France. And if he had assured journalists a few minutes earlier that he was going to dance “like everyone else” because his body was “fatigue”the crowd’s madness took over. On the outdoor stage, alongside Cyréna Samba-Mayéla and Althéa Laurin, the dancer gave in and offered a few figures to the audience.

The celebration of these three medalists took place at half-time of the basketball final, for which the indoor hall was full, as was the large lawn facing the giant screen outside. Sunday afternoon, the blue-white-red supporters wanted to enjoy the Olympic Games until the end, with a medal assured in the last event. “There was no more room to go watch basketball, so we came heresay Emmanuelle, Cyril and their children. We were able to do activities and see Victor Wembanyama interviewed in a radio studio.”

And if the heat stunned the crowd a little, shy at the start of the women’s basketball final, the scenario of the match woke them up. Marine Fauthoux’s fantastic three-point basket was applauded at its true value, and at the end of the match, each French basket was celebrated as much as the American fouls were whistled. The outcome was unfortunate for the French, all the same congratulated by “Merci les Bleues”, which would be heard even louder when they passed by the Club France late in the evening, after the closing ceremony.

A basketball enthusiast from the North, Sébastien experienced the final with his son.I had the opportunity to attend the events in Lille, but not my son.he explains. So since he loves basketball, it was an opportunity to experience the last match in a good atmosphere. We saw the French men’s basketball team with their medals this morning, now we see the girls’ last match, it’s great. We’re ending on a good note, no matter the color of the medal, we have nothing to be ashamed of.”.

Like the French men’s basketball team at midday, Elodie Clouvel, silver medalist in modern pentathlon, and the French handball team also had their celebrations. For the handball players, the party had already been good the day before, as evidenced by their not-so-white shoes and the completely broken voice of Chloé Valentini. Celebrations that helped to digest the heavy defeat in the final against Norway. “Having discussed it with my loved ones, I want to respect this Olympic medal, to think of the athletes who couldn’t be there or who were eliminated too early. And the feeling that drives me more and more is that it was our place” says Captain Estelle Nze Minko.

Did they have something special planned for the Club France audience? “You’ll see”they answered with a smile during their media marathon. And once on stage, the audience actually saw. A “Happy Birthday” sung for Estelle Nze Minko, a clapping, but above all choreographies launched by the chief entertainer and DJ, Hatadou Sako, who even managed to make Olivier Krumbholz dance.

After two weeks of celebrations, nostalgia will quickly rear its ugly head, and we will have to wait two weeks before the Paralympic Games. “Seeing all the people around the French flag is important at the moment. We have the impression that time has stopped, it feels good to no longer talk about politics. We wonder what we are going to do tomorrow.”ask Cyril and Emmanuelle. Franceinfo:sport gives you an exclusive answer: the women’s Tour de France, live on France Télévisions.