It was without her splint or any bandage on her left knee that Ysaora Thibus presented herself to journalists, descending the dozen steps that lead to the center of the Club France auditorium, in the 19th arrondissement of Paris. Three days before she enters the running for her fourth Olympic Games, the 2022 world champion, under threat of a four-year suspension for doping, warns: “I am a fighter, I love competition, I love my sport. I’ll go there and we’ll see how it goes.”
France's footballers are celebrating a dream start to the Olympic Games in their own country. Two days before the official opening ceremony in Paris, coach Thierry Henry's team beat the USA 3-0 (0-0) in the Stade Velodrome in Marseille - the best man on the pitch was Michael Olise.
