French tennis team physio dies in Rio

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Patrick Bordier, physiotherapist with the French national tennis team since 2014, collapsed and died in Rio on Friday, the president of France’s Olympic Committee (CNOSF) said, reports BSS.

“Patrick Bordier died suddenly this afternoon,” CNOSF president Denis Masseglia said at a ceremony with France’s medal winners.

“Patrick Bordier was a friend and someone at the service of athletes,” he added.

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