With a flag-waving crowd cheering his every stroke, Léon Marchand delivered a swimming gold for France with a dominating victory in the men’s 400-meter individual medley.
Leon Marchand, of France, celebrates after winning the men's 400-meter individual medley final at the 2024 Summer Olympics , Sunday, July 28, 2024, in Nanterre, France. – With a flag-waving crowd cheering his every stroke, Léon Marchand delivered a swimming gold for France with a dominating victory in the men's 400-meter individual medley Sunday night.
Not surprisingly, the young Frenchman has drawn comparisons to Phelps and is guided by the same coach, American Bob Bowman, who was with the most decorated athlete in Olympic history throughout his career. And Phelps was in the building to witness it, analyzing the race as a member of the NBC broadcast team.
Chants of “Léon! Léon! Léon!” and an impromtu rendition of “La Marseillaise” broke out in the rugby stadium a full 15 minutes before Marchand walked on deck for the first final of evening., who trained in the U.S. while attending Arizona State University, seemed to have the weight of all of France on his broad shoulders. He came through with flying colors to capture the first gold medal of his career, but surely not the last.
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