France’s Ngapeth: We’re out, but not down

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 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 16, 2016 – France’s Olympic dream ended at the hands of hosts Brazil on Monday. France, one of the favourites for a medal in Rio, finished with two wins out of five matches as Brazil grabbed the final spot from Pool A.

Coach Laurent Tillie and star player Earvin Ngapeth reflected on what happened and what might have been.

Laurent Tillie: “We really gave it our all, so there’s not so much to regret. We were up against some very strong teams and we weren’t able to defeat them. There was no margin for error and that’s something we need to fix; we’ll have to work on our blocking and service. 

“Our late qualification for the Games meant that we were trying to hold on to what …

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