An ordeal that opened his eyes… Tuesday April 18, 2023, Matthieu Lartot announced on Instagram the recurrence of his knee cancer. “It’s going to be very shaking, but I’m ready and very well surrounded. I will never be very far from the grounds and teams of France Télévisions.”, he said. A few weeks later, the sports journalist indicated that the amputation of his right leg had gone well. “The rehabilitation journey began two weeks ago and morale is high! The amputation went well and the results of the anapath came back 2 days ago: they are excellent. The chemo worked and the operation did the rest”he shared on InstagramFriday July 7, 2023. In recent weeks, Matthieu Lartot became aware of the daily difficulties that people with reduced mobility may have. Thursday September 7, 2023, on the set of It’s up to youon France 5the father of two said: “With my front leg, I didn’t notice this kind of thing.”
Matthieu Lartot: “In reality, not much is happening…”
Today, stadiums are not suitable for people with reduced mobility. “The World Cup stadiums, fortunately they are in large venues and for the vast majority, there will be no major difficulties. On the other hand, when I return to the European Cup matches for the antennas of France Télévisions, I already know it’s going to be a problem“, he explained. Assuring that accessibility would become one of his battles, Matthieu Lartot regretted: “We often hear about it, but in reality, not much is happening… We are still a year away from the Paris Paralympic Games and I believe that this was one of the promises of the Paris 2024 candidacy… Today, the Paris metro is accessible on 9% of its network by people with reduced mobility, which is still an aberration!“ Annoyed, he added: “I’m afraid that we’ll make the effort for two weeks and then not much will happen. It would be good to make all of this sustainable because we’re talking about people with disabilities, but we’re not talking about women pregnant people, elderly people… It could benefit everyone!”