Omnisports: an evening of Gard sports trophies under the sign of Olympism

All the winners of this 21st edition gathered on stage. FREE MIDI – MIKAËL ANISSET

Uzétien Emmanuel Gault, trail specialist, was awarded the ''public prize''. FREE MIDI – MIKAËL ANISSET

The 2008-2009 men's section of Gard beach handball voted ''team of the year under 20''. FREE MIDI – MIKAËL ANISSET

Les frères Lebrun (Alexis et Félix, à droite) couronnés avec l'Alliance Nîmes-Montpellier. MIDI LIBRE – MIKAËL ANISSET

Ce lundi 5 février, au Pont-du-Gard, avait lieu la 21e édition des trophées sportifs gardois. Une soirée forcément un peu spéciale à cinq mois des Jeux de Paris 2024.

In 2024, the 21st edition of the Gard sports trophies, under the aegis of the Gard Departmental Council and the CDOS (Departmental Olympic and Sports Committee) and of which one of the partners is Midi Libre, will inevitably have had a flavor special. Five months before the great mass of the Olympic Games in Paris, the department of Gard is also preparing for the big deadline. Like the Méjannes-le-Clap departmental sports center, modernized and certified as a preparation center for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The Lebrun brothers (table tennis) in the spotlight with the Nîmes-Montpellier Alliance

Before shining on the field, on this evening of ceremony, Pitot room, in Pont-du-Gard, the department's athletes, collective or individual disciplines, able-bodied or disabled sports, had all , or almost, responded present. Including the most Nîmes of… Montpellier residents; the Lebrun brothers: Félix and Alexis, table tennis champions (world numbers 6 and 20). Champions honored with their team from the Nïmes-Montpellier table tennis alliance – category ‘’team of the year over 20’’ – among the 14 trophies.
The Public Prize, awarded by the Gardois, was awarded to Emmanuel Gault, trail champion. The Alès C2A licensee was ahead of Shirine Boukli (judo), Yohan Rossel (automobile) and Victoria Sébastian (archery) in the votes.