Petit-Couronne, at the heart of the Olympic solidarity drive12 reading minutes

With the Paris Olympics just over a year away, we take a look at one of Normandy's most renowned preparation centers, which has been hosting Olympic solidarity for almost ten years. A program which, despite its name, is above all based on merit.

Since his return from Tunis and Algiers, where he competed against the continent's greatest judo talents, Rukundo Sala has been living with mixed feelings: not sufficiently prepared for high performance, he won't be treading the tatami at the Doha World Championships. A month after our previous meeting in Tunisia, the young man meets us again at the Café des Alpes, high up in Pully. From his imperceptible disappointment, the lion of Kigali (as some will no doubt call him from now on) has more or less returned. He comes to our table relaxed and serene.

Since lining up at the Dakar African Open in n