The Département honors the champions of the 2024 Olympics

An evening to thank those who keep the Var moving, making it proud under the international spotlights of the greatest of competitions: the Olympic Games! Symbolically, they received a medal from the Département, which bears witness to the institution's pride and gratitude towards these athletes who make hearts beat throughout the Var. Jean-Louis Masson welcomed their excellent performances: "Thank you all for these emotions, you made our hearts beat and brought back smiles." He added: "I had the opportunity to share my enthusiasm for this Olympic year, and I must thank Laurent Bonnet and Véronique Bernardini, who were ambassadors of the Var in this meticulously planned organization of the torch relay and support for events. The 2024 Olympics made it possible to proudly assert to the whole world that France is one of the most important lands of sport. What a performance by our champion, four-time gold medalist Léon Marchand! These Olympic Games have further asserted the place of women's sport, which has gained notoriety and mobilized enthusiasts. The same goes for Paralympic sport, which has demonstrated to the whole world, if proof were needed, the strength of sporting values: passion, surpassing oneself, respect. The Département demonstrates this too. Regularly, Véronique Bernardini and her teams have reported to me, discipline by discipline, the exploits of male, female, and parasport athletes and teams who achieved incredible performances!"

A GREAT RECORD OF ACHIEVEMENTS:

3 Gold medalists: Pauline FERRAND-PREVOT (mountain biking), Rayan REBBADJ (rugby sevens), Earvin N’GAPETH, Nicolas LE GOFF, Timothée CARLE (volleyball).

1 Silver medalist: Lauriane NOLOT (kitefoil).

6 Bronze medalists: Léo BERGERE (triathlon), Christophe LAPORTE (road cycling), Eliesse BEN SEGHIR (football - Moroccan delegation). Completed in Paralympic disciplines by: Candyce CHAFA (rowing). European vice-champion in the mixed coxed four, bronze medalist at the World Cup, and is registered with Aviron Saint-Cassien. Fabien LAMIRAULT (individual and doubles table tennis), Yohan LE BERRE, guide to Antoine PEREL (para-triathlon). Bronze medalist as a guide to Antoine PEREL. High-level triathlete and duathlete.

The Olympics are also the glory of the selected athletes and participants who competed valiantly at the Olympics: Guylaine MARCHAND. Registered in Para-rowing and a finalist at the Paris Paralympic Games (6th place). Registered with Aviron Saint-Cassien, she is the 2023 European champion in the double sculls. Damien JOLY. Finalist in swimming in the 1,500m freestyle. He was born in Ollioules. His family lives in Le Beausset. Valentin BETOUDJI (Chadian selection). During the men's marathon at the 2024 Summer Olympics, he finished in 70th position with a time of 2:32:11. He is nicknamed "12 lungs". He lives in La Garde and is registered with AJS La Garde. Jérôme DURAN, Nicolas JOUANSERRE, Louis HARDOUIN, Jérôme LAURERI, and Mamady TRAORE. Registered in wheelchair basketball at Hyères Handibasket. They are the pillars of the Paris 2024 Paralympic team. Caroline JOUISSE. She trains in Saint-Raphaël. She finished 8th in open water swimming - 10 km. Aurélien FABRE. Selected as the French number 1 in boccia. In 2022, he won a team bronze medal at a World Cup. He lives in Saint-Maximin.