‘I told myself it was the worst moment’: French diver on falling in front of President Emmanuel Macron

A French international diver on Friday laughed off an embarrassing mishap in front of President Emmanuel Macron which saw him fall on the diving board and crash into the water at the inauguration of the aquatics centre for the 2024 Paris Olympics.P)..

Alexis Jandard, a two-time world championship minor medallist, has won widespread praise on social media for gamely mocking his own misfortune rather than silently retreating into a corner..

Jandard, performing a synchronised routine on the 3 metre board with two other divers during the ceremony, lost his footing while jumping, landed painfully on the board on his back and bottom and then splashed into the water...

France's national police force, for whom Jandard works as a reservist, posted a video recorded a few days ago showing "our policeman" taking a colleague diving..

Jandard had on Thursday evening already taken to Instagram with a smiles-filled video, telling followers they deserved a "little debrief" and acknowledging he had "fallen in front of the president of the republic, in front of all of France". ..