The point guard of the French basketball team Nando De Colo formalized his international retirement at the age of 37 this Friday, September 27, a few weeks after winning the silver medal at the Paris Olympic Games. “ Having represented my country through my sport will have been and will remain the greatest honor », writes the French international (209 caps, 2194 points) in a message on his social networks where he also thanks his family. “ You are one day selected for the French team, you wear this blue jersey that makes you dream so much and you only want one thing : may this be a success so that, the day the adventure ends, you can say that you were there and that your mark will remain forever in the history of this team “, adds the ASVEL player, called up for the French team for the first time in 2008. During the 16 years spent with the Blues, he won six medals including gold at the European Championships in 2013, the bronze at the 2019 World Cup and silver at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 and Paris this summer. Little used during the last Olympics, he nevertheless scored 12 points in the final and maintained hope against the Americans, who ultimately won 98-87. The announcement of Nando De Colo’s retirement joins that of Blues captain Nicolas Batum, made official ten days ago.
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