Olympic moment of the day: Léon Marchand turns himself into a French legend

There are nights in sports when you can feel an athlete becoming a legend before your very eyes. Wednesday was one of those nights.

There are moments in sports when you can feel an athlete becoming a legend before your very eyes. Wednesday was one of those nights. La Défense Arena just outside of Paris was full of French tricolore flags and anticipation as home nation fans waited for Léon.

One might think that after all those emotions, after all those “Lé-on!”s, Marchand might be experiencing an adrenaline dump that would be hard to surpass. And maybe he did – he benefitted from another long break for more preliminary heats and medal ceremonies.

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