His success on March 23 during the World Cup stage in Tbilisi, his first since May 2022, which allowed him to put himself perfectly back in the race for an Olympic selection while France won three individual places. Le Parisien / Arnaud Journois/PHOTOPQR/LE PARISIEN/MAXPPP
INTERVIEW – Between his “dream” of being a standard bearer, his new maturity and the conflict with his federation, the Olympic epee champion in Tokyo confides.
On March 28, at the Arena Liévin covered stadium. In a swimsuit, an unusual outfit for him, Romain Cannone is preparing to dive into the swimming pool installed in the center of the track to take part in a discovery of the paratriathlon organized by EDF. A fun moment of sharing with many students from Hauts-de-France for the Tokyo Olympic champion in epee in 2021. After his performance in crawl, then on the handlebars of a hand bike, the fencer took the time to confide as the Paris 2024 Olympic Games begin on July 26.
The opportunity for him to return in particular to the conflictual relationship which opposes the three best French swordsmen – himself as well as Yannick Borel and Alexandre Bardenet – to their former trainer Hugues Obry. The only bright spot in a busy sky for the 2022 world champion was his success on March 23 during the World Cup stage in Tbilisi, his first since May 2022, which allowed him to position himself perfectly…
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