Antoine Griezmann has finally had to come to terms with it. Despite his desire to compete in the Paris Olympic Games with the French team, the Mâconnais has indeed come up against a refusal from Atletico Madrid. In recent months, the former Barcelona player had nevertheless expressed his attachment to the Olympic Games on several occasions. An attachment that had been obvious three years ago, during the Tokyo Games.
The French world champion had not stopped, throughout the competition, reacting on social networks to the performances of the French, getting excited about the medals won by the Tricolores. Sunday, after having witnessed the rout of the Bleues in gymnastics and then having taken a tour of the fencing side at the Grand Palais, Antoine Griezmann was this time able to be present for one of the first exploits of the Bleues in Paris.
Antoine Griezmann was thrilled by Léon Marchand
Having arrived in the capital from Ibiza, where he was trying to forget his failed Euro in Germany, the Madrilenian was in fact at La Défense Arena for the swimming evening. Accompanied by his wife, he was therefore able to get excited about Léon Marchand’s first victory during these Games. As expected, the Toulousain in fact won the 400m medley, smashing Michael Phelps’ Olympic record and beating his runner-up by more than six seconds.
“Medal alert! Leon! You’re crazy!”he tweeted to accompany a photo where he appears all smiles in the stands. And for the occasion, Grizou had even released a t-shirt with the logo “A cocktail by the pool.”
