Steeve Guenot, in fight Greco-Roman wrestling!

For Friday, beginning of the Olympic Games of Beijing, France had awaited only one thing: a first gold medal. And it’s towards one of the Olympic oldest disciplines and less talks on the media that lorgner was needed: the fight Grco-Roman.

At 11:30, Steeve Guenot, 22 years, originated in Chalon-sur-Saône, took down his more great victory. In the category of the fighters of less than 66 kilos, he became our first Olympic champion, that make fall in tears the commentator from France Televisions.

A sequence which one is likely to see in all the zapping! To note that his brother, Christophe, took the third place in the category of of -74kg of the same sport, that’s the bronze medal!

A true story of a family, since the Guenot father is former referee of this sport and the mother works at the French federation of… Greco-Roman fight.

Cock-a-doodle-doo! Congratulations to the Family Guenot.

Our first JO Beijing Champion, Steeve Guenot, is from this city Chalaron sur Saone