The word “monkey” written on a picture of Teddy Riner and on a flag of the France team, the term “nigga” on a portrait of Dimitri Bascou … Several portraits of athletes have been covered with racist inscriptions in the entrance to the Insep (National Institute of Sport, Expertise and Performance), the incubator of French sport located in the Bois de Vincennes (Paris).
Roxana Maracineanu condemns “ignoble acts”
Graffiti shared and denounced on social networks by several athletes or former champions including the pentathlete Elodie Clouvel and the ex-judokate Gévrise Émane.
“You have just attacked the big family of French sport. This family brings us together with our different cultures, our differences in skin colors, we share values much stronger than your oyster IQ. And even even the oyster is more intelligent “, commented in particular Maëva Danois, specialist in the 3000m steeplechase and cross-country.
The images of these despicable and cowardly acts carried out outside of @INSEP_PARIS remind us that the fight against racism must continue. Let us not relax our vigilance. All my support for athletes and those who feel dirty by these revolting behaviors https://t.co/QQIHwHGhfJ
– Roxana Maracineanu (@RoxaMaracineanu) June 28, 2020
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“The images of these despicable and cowardly acts carried out outside the Insep remind us that the fight against racism must continue. Let us not let up on our vigilance. revolting behavior, “said Roxana Maracineanu, the Minister of Sports, in a message posted on Twitter.
The management of Insep has decided to file a lawsuit against X. “This morning, racist insults were discovered on the photos of athletes from the Rio Games, placed on the external grids of Insep in the heart of the Bois de Vincennes . The public establishment, which immediately noted this outrage, firmly condemns these acts and will file a complaint with the police, “said Insep in a press release.
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