On the occasion of the World Volleyball Day, the French team, Olympic champion in Paris 2024, was honored at the Élysée this Monday. President Emmanuel Macron congratulated the players, who had donned the opening ceremony costumes, for their success. The kind words were not their only reward: Earvin Ngapeth and Théo Faure were also among the players. Knights of the Legion of Honor, while their teammates received the title of officers of the Order of Merit.
« It's crazy to come to such a place that you normally only see in documentaries, movies or series., commented Barthélémy Chinenyeze to the Le Parisien. I have chills. We couldn't come three years ago after the gold in Tokyo. We feel privileged because only volleyball is represented. "The French Volleyball Federation declared that this ceremony marked " a huge source of pride for all French volleyball ».
