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Death of George Floyd: Yannick Noah regrets 'silence' of white sportsmen

Yannick Noah, then captain of the French Davis Cup team, before the final against Croatia, November 22, 2018 at the Pierre-Mauroy stadium in Villeneuve-d'Ascq [COURTESY]

Yannick Noah, last French winner of Roland Garros, regretted Sunday "the silence" of the white sportsmen, after the death of George Floyd in the United States which started demonstrations around the world to protest against the discriminations against black Americans.

"It's good that the young people take care of it, but what bothers me is that they are all half-breeds or blacks," said the former tennis champion on France 2, when asked about the positions taken. by Gaël Monfils, Kylian Mbappé or Jo-Wilfried Tsonga on this subject.

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