Philippe Diallo and Marion Bartoli decorated. This Friday evening, the President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron paid tribute to them by honoring them with the Legion of Honor.
The president of the FFF was accompanied by several football personalities who followed up with laudatory remarks by retracing his career. Jean-Michel Aulas, Gervais Martel and Marc Keller were notably at his side, while Emmanuel Macron warmly congratulated the leader, who will seek a new mandate in a few days.
The former tennis player was also rewarded. She also published a photo on her social networks alongside the head of state and his companion, former footballer Yahya Boumediene. Victorious at Wimbledon in 2013, the Frenchwoman stopped her career five years later and took on a consultant role, notably during Roland-Garros.
Many athletes were decorated this year. On September 14, during the “Parade of Champions” on the Champs-Élysées, many medalists from the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games were able to hang a medal on their jacket, in the presence of Emmanuel Macron and tens of thousands fans who came to cheer them on.
