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Sunday August 31, 2025, Delphine Delrue and his partner Thom Gicquel received the ovation of the 6,000 spectators of theAdidas Arena from the chapel door. The native of Sarcelles (Val-d’Oise), from Mesnil-Aubry and member of theUs ANDZanville-Ecouen (Usee) from 2006 to 2022 before joining the largest club in France (the BC Chambly Oise), received the bronze medal for the mixed double of the World Badminton Championships in Paris. A magical moment. “We are the first French in 29 editions, that is, since the creation of the test in 1977to get a world medal in double. Until then, Hongyan Pi (3e In a simple lady in 2009), was the only Frenchman mounted on the podium, ”said Delphine, from a family where the badminton is king with his Papa Hervé (Treasurer of Usee Badminton) and his brother Fabien (champion d’Europe juniors 2018 in double and mixed).
Breathless
“The atmosphere was incredible and the entry clapping of our memorable semi-final, retains the 26-year-old badist, whose adventure ended on Saturday in the semi-finals against the Malaysian pair Chen/Toh, world n ° 4 (18-21, 16-21). His world, n ° 8 in the world, had previously defeated the Taiwanese Gonzales Chan and Yen ° 19 (19-21, 21-14, 21-17) and the Chinese Chi and Xingn ° 12 (21-19, 21-18) after breathless matches. The two players, united by ten years of common experience, have been expressive in hot moments, encouraging themselves as old friends and speaking with the hand in front of the mouth. Rodée communication that was lacking at the start. And thanks to their work with Anaëlle Malherbe (Insep mental preparer), they did not tremble when concluding.
Major feat
Their global podium rewards their complicity, the bet of the federation (which formed their pair) and their long -term work to reach the perfect osmosis on the court. In 2012, Delphine imagined herself a career in a double lady when she won almost everything with the Ermontoise Lole Courtois in minimal. It was ultimately the fighting spirit of Thom Gicquel, coupled with his technicality and aggressive attacks, which led him to the summits. With her teammate, she already has 7 national titles, a coronation of European champion (in 2024), two participations in the Olympic Games and the first French victory on a Super 1 000 (On June 8 at the Indonesia Open). He still has to get a medal at the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028.
Julien Bigorne
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