Entretien avec Arthur Ballon (gymnastique), ambassadeur français du Festival Olympique de la Jeunesse Européenne d'été de Maribor 2023.
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00:00 This first day is about bringing all the athletes together in the CNO,
00:08 allowing them to meet and get all their equipment.
00:13 It's a key moment and I think it's pretty cool.
00:16 And then, this afternoon, there are also workshops,
00:21 for example the status of high-level athletes,
00:25 how to manage their social networks, etc.
00:28 It's important for the life of an athlete in general,
00:32 because you don't realise that you're a minor,
00:35 and you don't really know what's going to happen next.
00:38 It's the first big competition we're going to do when we're young,
00:41 and it's important to manage that well.
00:43 I remember it being a big competition,
00:46 in the sense that it was like a mini-G.O.
00:49 I was pretty proud, it was my first time representing France.
00:54 It was a pride, and it was pretty cool to think that I was really serving my country.
01:00 If we manage to get a good result at the FAUGE,
01:03 it's usually a good start for the rest of our career.
01:07 My role as an ambassador,
01:10 I'm already super happy to be an ambassador for France,
01:13 and our role is really to do activities,
01:17 but really it's about teaching them the values of olympics,
01:21 and making them realise how strong we are,
01:25 and even in the village,
01:27 to be able to exchange with them.
01:29 It's always the same, always the same system of exchanging with cultures,
01:32 of exchanging with athletes from other countries.
01:35 And me in particular, what I'd like to have with them,
01:39 at least with France,
01:41 is really, yes I'm part of the staff, as I said earlier,
01:44 but I'm about the same age as them,
01:47 I've already experienced the FAUGE,
01:49 so I'm really happy to be able to share with them my experiences,
01:53 and my experiences as well,
01:55 and I hope to bring them along throughout the journey.
01:58 I'll be behind them, and I hope we'll break all the records of medals.
02:02 (upbeat music)
02:04 [MUSIC]