Théo Monar France handball team match Aix-en-Provence, Digi Mart USA News (Aix-en-Provence, France): Théo Monar, 25, who has 20 caps for France, is a pivot for KS Kielce, which plays in the Polish championship and the Champions League. The 1.98-meter player, a former Nantes player, has a fondness for southern France and recently spent time in the region, including a stop with former SRVHB goalkeeper Mickaël Robin.
In Aix-en-Provence, where he also stopped this summer, Monar says he will have little time to explore the city, with his schedule limited to the hotel, the Arena and the match. The Martinique-born player is preparing to face Romania at 8 p.m.
local time.
“We are focused on ourselves,” Monar said. “We want to deliver a clean performance and please the crowd.”
Since the squad gathered on Monday, the French team has held repeated training sessions to absorb the methods of coach Talant Dujshebaev. Monar said the coach has pushed the players hard, and that even when the work is set at 50 percent intensity, the players’ level and desire push the intensity higher over time.
For the selected players, the immediate goal is qualifying France for the next European Championship, while also earning points ahead of the World Championship in Germany, scheduled for January 13–31, 2027.
