THOM Gicquel-Delphine Delrue (pic) are aiming to create history by becoming France’s first Olympics medallists.
The mixed doubles pair, who recently reached a career-high fifth in the world, have set their sights on qualifying for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
“We’re currently in our career high, so we want to go one step better and reach the world’s top four.
“It’s our dream to win a medal in the Olympics and we still have time to work on it as there’s still a year and a half before the Olympics,” said Gicquel.
Delrue was pleased with their overall performance last year and she believes that they stand a good chance to qualify for the Olympics if they can maintain their consistent performance.
“I think we did a good job as we maintained a consistent performance throughout the year, which helped to boost our rankings,” she said.
“We haven’t discussed about the qualification yet but we have the opportunity to qualify based on our rankings, so we want to fight for it.
“Now, we must maintain our momentum and perform consistently,” said Delrue.
Gicquel-Delrue stunned Indonesia’s Rinov Rivaldy-Pitha Haningtyas Mentari 21-18, 21-18 in the first round of the Malaysian Open at the Axiata Arena on Tuesday.
It was sweet revenge for them as they went down fighting 21-14, 17-21, 22-24 to the Indonesian pair in the third round of the World Tour Finals in Bangkok last month.
They will take on Hoo Pang Ron-Teoh Mei Xing in today’s second round for a spot in the quarter-finals.
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