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Marchand withdraws from medleys at European Championships
Leon Marchand will not contest the 200m and 400m individual medley events at the European Championships starting Monday, the French Federation confirmed on Saturday. The four-time Olympic champion has a lingering thigh…
The Story in Brief
Leon Marchand will not contest the 200m and 400m individual medley events at the European Championships starting Monday, the French Federation confirmed on Saturday. The four-time Olympic champion has a lingering thigh injury that he aggravated during training in June and again in July. Team doctor Sebastien Le Garrec said the risk of recurrence was too high for those events. Marchand remains entered in the 200m butterfly and 400m freestyle, which place less strain on the adductor, and may swim in relays. He had already withdrawn from the 200m breaststroke.
The Indian Opinion
The narrative that Marchand is struggling or losing form misses the point. He is making a calculated choice to protect his long-term career from a recurrence of a thigh injury. The team doctor explicitly stated the risk is non-negligible. That is prudence, not weakness. The real test is whether he can return to full strength for the World Championships, not how many events he skips in Paris.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com
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