The ‘Olympic spirit’ spread through the Grand Palais, where the fencing competition of the Paris Olympics was held on Nov. 27 (local time).
Sébastien Patrice, the French men’s sabre specialist ranked No. 8 by the International Fencing Federation, faced Germany’s Matthias Sabo (No. 9) in the round of 16.
In many ways, this is a tournament that Patrice will be coveting.
It will be the first time since 1924 that the Games have been held in Paris, a city that has been his home for 100 years. The fencing competition will be held at the Grand Palais, a favorite destination for tourists from France and around the world.
Patrice was cheered on by the French crowd, which filled most of the Grand Palais’s thousands of capacity seats, but he was pushed to the quarterfinals by Sabo.

He gave it his all, but lost 13-15.
At 13-14, Patrice backed away in a panic, and although he managed to keep his balance on both legs as he fell, he was unable to avoid Sabo’s conversion.
In a moment of deep disappointment and despair, Patrice’s actions brought the crowd to its feet.
When the defeat was finalized, he walked over to Sabo and raised his hand in congratulations.
When asked by Yonhap in the joint press area after the game why he encouraged Sabo in the final moments, Patrice said, “He is my enemy, but before that, we are all the same friends. We respect the same values, and he’s a great guy,” he said.
“He’s also the best player right now. I hope he does well in the rest of the games.”
Patrice also spoke about the “Olympic spirit.
The Olympic spirit, championed by Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympic Games, is nowadays interpreted as an attitude of inclusion and unity that promotes friendship and solidarity, overcoming differences such as culture and nationality through sport.
“The Olympic spirit is such a huge value that if you don’t envision it, you can’t actually embody it,” Patrice said. ”It’s not just about the games or the sports. It’s about the relationships and friendships that are created between humans,” he said.
“I’m proud to be a fencer, it’s what made me an Olympian,” he said, adding, ”My journey is not over. I will do my best to bring a medal to my team and my athletes in the team competition,” he concluded.
Like Patrice, Korean fencing sensation Oh Sang-wook (Daejeon Metropolitan Government) was also applauded for his respect for his opponent in the final bout before winning gold.
When his final opponent, Fares Ferzani (Tunisia), fell while trying to avoid an attack, he reached out and helped him up.
Asked about the moment at the post-competition press conference, Oh said, “There are about 10 world championships a year, and we meet every time,” adding that there is a “friendship between athletes.
In contrast to the heartwarming scene, Sandro Bazadze (GEORGIA), the International Fencing Federation’s second-ranked fencer, was seen reacting strongly to the referee’s decision. He was furious that the Olympic spirit had been compromised.
The gold medal favorite was eliminated by Egypt’s Mohamed Amer in the round of 16. Leading 14-13, Bazajeh was the victim of an upset after conceding back-to-back points in the final minute.
Bajaj, who remained on the court for some time after the end, shouting at the referee, told reporters in the joint press area: “My career is over. It’s over,” he said, adding, ‘How can I come back when the referees are always trying to kill me?’ He lost no time in saying, ”I trained 21 years for this stage.
“I trained for 21 years for this stage. “I trained for 21 years for this stage, and they treated me like I didn’t exist,” he said, adding, ‘When I asked for an explanation, they just turned around and walked away.’ He repeatedly complained of injustice.
“This is the Olympic Games. It’s the Olympic Games. But where is the fairness, where is the fairness?” and left the joint press area. 카지노사이트 추천