The French daily sporting newspaper, L’Equipe, is reporting that sprinter Florent Manaudou has sustained an injury to his wrist and has had to pull out of both the FINA World Cup Series in Singapore and the World Military Games in Mungyeong, Korea.
Manaudou, who won three gold medals at the FINA World Championships in Kazan this summer, was expected at the OCBC Aquatic Center on October 3rd and 4th for the Singapore stop of the FINA World Cup Series. From there he had planned to go on to the World Military Games in Mungyeong, Korea the following week.
However, the French sprint king wasn’t able to make the journey, as he injured his wrist during a weight lifting session in Marseille.
According to L’Equipe, Jacques Favre, France’s National Technical Director, received the news in a phone call from Manaudou’s coach, Romain Barnier today. While “[Barnier] didn’t sound super alarmed,” he did say that Manaudou, with his wrist in a splint, will be unable to use his arms for the next two to three weeks.
After Singapore and Mungyeong, Manaudou had planned to compete in Compiègne, France on November 13-15 and at the French National Short Course Championships in Angers on November 19-22.
Sounds painful, but I hope he recovers well. Hopefully he looks at this as an opportunity to work on his kick like phelps did in 2008. Imagine manaudou with an even faster kick… yikes.
Yeah Florent is a real soldier . Pathetique .
As hilarious as the thought of Florent patrolling the deserts of Mali shooting Tauregs off their camels I have better . In 2011 no less a glamour puss than the lively Fabiola Molini is listed as competitor in the 2011 Military Games. Fabiola apparently is Brazilian military even though she has spent seemingly ) half her adult life in Florida. Perhaps she is theirSwimsuit designer .
I look forward to this years list of participants .can it beat Fabs !
I was hoping to see him in action in Burkina Faso. President Hollande sounded like he was very close to sending in the French Army to put down the Coup d’Etat. With Florent manning the heavy guns, they wouldn’t have stood a chance. Hey-ho, back to the swimming pool treatment rooms, for a well deserved massage.
Perhaps we are being unfair & Florent will be the next Napoleon . If he wins in Rio I am going to design a large red militarie hat with matching brocade epaulettes “, a little blue jacket & white pants with a blue stripe .