The Marnavalais Axel Clerget, who came back strong after the operation of his pubalgia, must again face an injury, namely a fracture of the cartilage of the larynx. What bad luck !
It makes you wonder if there isn’t a black cat hanging around Axel Clerget! Indeed, the Marnavalais, never spared by the glitches throughout his career as a judoka, is again the victim of an injury. But this one is “very rare”, since it is a fracture of the cartilage of the larynx (throat), following “from a somewhat brutal, dry strangulation a week ago, during training. »
It’s undeniably “bad luck” for the mixed team Olympic champion last summer in Tokyo. Aphone for two or three days, Axel Clerget has found his voice, but it remains weak. ” It’s better. She’s less shaky,” he said between coughing fits when he speaks.
For the member of Sucy-en-Brie, this new setback is “frustrating”, and explains why. “After the Games, I had logically cut back, but for four months, I’ve been training really well. The operation of my pubalgia allows me to train optimally. I am no longer disabled at all. I’m even stronger than before! I have a level of training which is brilliant. »
And there, the tile. But as always, Axel Clerget takes a step back, relativizes, not wishing to blacken the picture excessively. “It’s an accident, not a disaster. »
“I will work on other axes”
An accident that still deprives him of tatami mats and intense physical activities. “I must indeed put a damper on physical activities, because I am not allowed to be out of breath. “But do not count on Axel Clerget to sit idly by and twiddle his thumbs! “I will work on other areas, such as deeper muscles, peripheral vision, mobility, joint flexibility, meditation, concentration. There are plenty of things to do! »
One thing is certain, the stoppage of several weeks (“minimum four”), forces the Marnavalais to review his plans for his next competitions. “I had to leave for the French team championships on May 28. It will be complicated. As an individual, I also had to “go out” at the beginning of June. It will be shifted to the end of June, beginning of July, depending on the evolution. »
As Nietzsche wrote in 1888, and Axel Clerget said several times during his previous injuries, “what doesn’t kill me makes me stronger”.
Yves Tainturier
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