Five Montpellier residents will take part in the first preparation course for the French team in preparation for the Olympics

Rémi Desbonnet, excellent en Ligue des champions, fera partie du voyage. SYLVIE CAMBON

Les Bleus, récents champions d’Europe, seront réunis en Corse du 6 au 9 mais pour une batterie de tests physiques et médicaux.

The French handball team will meet from May 6 to 9 in Corsica (Île Rousse). This will be the first preparation course for the Olympic Games. On this occasion, a battery of physical and medical tests was scheduled.

A match against the USA

On the 9th, the Blues will join Lyon where they will play a match against the United States, on Saturday 11 at 4:45 p.m. at the LDLC Arena.

The list of 23

Goalkeepers: Samir Bellahcene (THW Kiel) – Charles Bolzinger (Montpellier HB) – Rémi Desbonnet (Montpellier HB) – Vincent Gérard (Istres Provence HB)

Left wingers: Hugo Descat (Telekom Veszprem) – Mathieu Grebille (Paris Saint Germain Handball) – Dylan Nahi (Industria Kielce)

Left backs: Thibaud Briet (HBC Nantes) – Nikola Karabatic (Paris Saint Germain Handball) – Timothey N’Guessan (FC Barcelona) – Élohim Prandi (Paris Saint Germain Handball)

Center halves: Kentin Mahé (Telekom Veszprèm) – Aymeric Minne (HBC Nantes) – Nedim Remili (Telekom Veszprèm)

Pivots: Ludovic Fabregas (Telekom Veszprèm) – Luka Karabatic (Cap – Paris Saint Germain Handball) – Karl Konan (Montpellier HB) – Nicolas Tournat (Industria Kielce)

Right backs: Dika Mem (FC Barcelona) – Melvyn Richardson (FC Barcelona)

Right wingers: Benoit Kounkoud (Industria Kielce) – Yanis Lenne (Montpellier HB) – Valentin Porte (Montpellier HB)

Barring a last minute injury, it is an unsurprising group that will fly to the island of beauty including five Montpellier residents: Charles Bolzinger, Rémi Desbonnet, Karl Konan, Yanis Lenne and Valentin Porte.