Montpellier residents Alexis and Félix Lebrun join the team of Teddy Riner and Marie-Jo Pérec

Alexis Lebrun, Alexandre de Palmas et Felix Lebrun, jeudi, dans les bureaux du Carrefour de Lattes. SYLVIE CAMBON

Les jeunes pongistes font désormais partie de la Team Carrefour. Pour le plus grand bonheur de l'enseigne, partenaire premium des Jeux Olympiques de Paris 2024.

The days follow each other and are not the same at Carrefour de Lattes. The day after the surprise visit of the prefect of Hérault who came to check the prices and origin of certain products against a backdrop of peasant crisis, the supermarket was under fire on Wednesday afternoon. more joyful news.

The brand, premium partner of the Olympic Games and as such official supplier of fresh products for Paris 2024, is also an important patron of athletes or para-athletes of ;yesterday and today.

In this "Team Carrefour" we find in particular the triple Olympic champions Teddy Riner and Maris-Jo Pérec or even Arnaud Assoumani, the para-long jumper, who trains in Montpellier.

From now on, we must add Alexis and Felix Lebrun to this list of stars. Wednesday afternoon, between demonstrations, autograph signings, meeting with company employees and selfies among the store's customers, both table tennis players from Montpellier gave life to this partnership. 

Demonstration between the shelves of the big brand. P.S.

"We were easy to convince, admitted the eldest of the siblings, Alexis, 20 years old. You know, when Carrefour contacts you… Whether in terms of employees or customers, it's huge. And then it affected us directly. We came here as children (in Lattes),  it helped to make us want".

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Regarding the team, the Lebruns have already met Marie-Jo Pérec. A momentous meeting. "She gave us good advice. We take all our experience. It will definitely be useful for our first games. It's also for this reason that we joined this team, summarizes Félix, 17 years old and n°6 worldwide since Monday.

150,000 employees, 20 million customers  

To mark the occasion, the general director of Carrefour, Alexandre de Palmas, a pure Montpellier who moved to the capital in the early 90s, made the trip. To hit the ball with the champions but above all to recall your company's commitments at Olympic time.

"The Games are once a century, Carrefour had to be there, insisted the leader. It's an immense pride to be a premium partner of Paris 2024. It makes the brand shine, which, I remind you, intends to promote French colors, French products, we talk about it a lot in this moment. It's also an operation that mobilizes the 150,000 people who work under our emblem in France and the 20 million customers who will be excited for the Olympics. The creation of Team Carrefour is part of this framework. Today, we are proud to welcome our 16th and 17th athletes. It's an honor."

Financial support but not only

If we believe Alexandre de Palmas, the choice of Lebrun was obvious. "Carrefour aims to support the hopes of French sport and in particular those who will, we hope, seek medals in Paris. Taking into account their level, their ages which make them precocious geniuses of their sport, and the fact that I am from Montpellier (laughs)… it was obvious. Félix also had the good idea to win last weekend. This is his welcome gift."

In addition to the financial contribution,"to free these athletes from economic constraints", Carrefour puts its 150,000 employees in the wedding basket, "150,000 fanatics now& ;quot; and the 20 million customers who will follow the Lebruns on the group's social networks. "It's a fantastic sounding board for them, visibility", promises Alexandre de Palmas. "And then, there's a family story. We all want to be part of this family."

The Lebrun brothers, like Riner, Pérec and the others, regularly gave of themselves to support the brand. Thursday at Lattes, they did the job like never before. Some even left with tickets to come see them play this summer in Paris.  "Now let's  Leave them alone until the Games, promises the CEO of Carrefour, convinced that they will return to Lattes with the Olympic medal around their neck.

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