Prime Minister Jean Castex announced on Thursday the suspension “until further notice” of indoor and extra-curricular physical and sports activities to fight against the Covid-19 epidemic. With the advanced curfew at 6 p.m., restrictions on children’s sports are piling up. The result: a puzzle for parents, but also a great disappointment for the children, as Europe 1 saw during the last face-to-face training in a Parisian judo club. “I will try to have fun, to give everything I have, I will miss it. It will remain the school and the friends”, testifies Hippolyte at the microphone of Europe 1.
“It allowed us to exercise …”
For the little judoka, that means an hour less of fun and fun every Friday. Not to mention his theater and table tennis lessons, also completed. On the tatami, the salute has a bitter taste for Cyril who supervises the twenty or so young judokas. “Yes, at 6 pm there is the curfew, Joakim. And in addition, we are no longer allowed to play sports in the gymnasiums”, he tries to convince after the last rolls and shots feet in the air for several weeks.
Margaux, 9, has rosy cheeks from the effort. For her, no question of putting away her yellow belt in the closet. She will continue training in her room. “It allowed us to spend ourselves. When we were sad, judo allowed us to put things in perspective. We are going through a difficult period at the moment and suddenly, it helps me to channel myself”, she explains, lucid .
Olivier, a father, is waiting for his daughter Morgane in front of the locker room. He worries about his balance: “She listened to the Prime Minister’s announcements. She left for her room. She was told that she had the right to be angry, but it was very difficult to comfort her . That does not make any sense.” While waiting for the reopening, the 200 students of the judo school will have to push the furniture at home if they want to continue doing judo … by videoconference.
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