Like Patrick Montel or Nelson Monfort, Alexander Boyon is part of the voices of the Olympic Games, in particular for the swimming events. Indeed, he comments on the performances of French swimmers, such as Laure Manaudou, her brother Florent, Camille Lacourt, Frédérick Bousquet, as well as the late Camille Muffat, who died in a helicopter accident on March 9, 2015 during the filming of the issue dropped.
Before being able to accompany the French with his voice during the Olympic Games in Paris in 2024, Alexandre Boyon had made an appointment with the spectators from July 23 to 30 during the World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka. However, fans will have to do without him…
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Alexandre Boyon, deprived of his passion
Indeed, the 57-year-old journalist and sports commentator was forced to retire after a fall on his bike, as announced The Team this Monday, July 17, 2023. While he was to comment on the performance of French swimmers and their rivals alongside former swimming champion Camille Lacourt, his fall from a bicycle caused him broken ribs and scapula, forcing him to take a month’s leave.
“I was supposed to leave for Fukuoka on Friday morning, but in the end, I’ll be traveling from my sofa. We’re not going to complain. Things like this happen to thousands of people every day, there are more serious things”relativized Alexander Boyon. As a result, Christian Choupin was chosen to replace him. Alexander Boyon should be back for the World Championships in Athletics from August 19 to 27 in Budapest, if his recovery goes well.
“I should not have removed the small wheels at the back. I am fully behind this beautiful French swimming team. First spectator and supporter of the World Championships. Take care of yourself”, he quipped on his Twitter account by sharing the announcement of our colleagues. It’s not the first time that France Televisions must do without one of its leading commentators and journalists.
Not the first journalist from France Télévisions to have to withdraw
Indeed, in 2022, Laurent Luyat for example announced that he could not cover the edition of the Tour de France due to health problems. The show host “Bicycle Club”broadcast just after the day’s stage, also had to deal with terrible news, just days after announcing his inability to perform his role, when he learned of the death of his colleague Xavier Richefort, a volleyball enthusiast. ball.
Some months later, France 2 also had to “separate” partially from the “voice” of rugby, namely Matthieu Lartot. The 43-year-old sports commentator, suffering from knee cancer, had to undergo an amputation at the beginning of July 2023. He wanted to reassure his community by indicating that the operation had gone well, but that you should not have “declare victory too quickly”. Just like for Matthieu Lartot, we hope that Alexandre Boyon will soon return to the air, in great shape!
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