Three medals make a great start to the series

Our two badass Olympic-qualified players, Kate Foo Kune and Julien Paul, have launched a three-match series as their final preparation before heading to Paris, where they capped off their campaign yesterday by winning three medals, one gold and two silvers, at the 9th International Badminton Championships in Reunion Island.

Nearly 100 competitors from many countries of the Indian Ocean region took part in this major competition. For the finalists, the competition was like a marathon, as more than 200 matches were scheduled over four days at the Champ-Fleuri stadium in Saint-Denis.

After losing in the men’s doubles final with his brother Christopher and in the mixed doubles final with Fu Kun, Julian Paul showed his idea of ​​shining in the men’s singles in this competition and finally achieved this goal. Since he won the gold medal in this table. “It’s a positive result because my goal was simplicity, it’s my specialty. Men’s doubles was to accompany my brother and mixed doubles, we knew it would be difficult because, on the contrary, they are one of the best French pairs.”explains Mauritius Batista.

Due to the impressive number of matches over the four days, this tournament “Provide more preparation for the competition”. “I have just finished a 3-4 week internship in Malaysia. We have three more matches to play which are very close geographically and we have important matches to play which is great. After that we will have a short week to recover and then continue to Paris”He will compete in the Olympics for the second time after Tokyo 2021, he explained.

After abandoning training in Malaysia due to knee inflammation, Foo Kun returned to competition after a month of rehabilitation. The Mauritian, who lost in the women’s singles semi-final and mixed doubles final, is feeling good again with less than a month to go before the start of the Paris Olympics. “I’ve had my knee injured for two months, so I haven’t been able to move as much as I would like. The last two days were a test for me to see if my knee could hold up. It held up well and I’m happy to have done the right thing despite the situation,” she insisted.

This week, the two bad players will continue to participate in the Saint-Denis Reunion Open, which will be held from July 3 to 7 at the Champ-Fleuri Stadium, before returning to Mauritius to participate in the Mauritius International scheduled for July 11 to 14 at the Cote Sports Center.