Athletics. Winner in Saran, the MBA moves up to National 1A

Gathered on the pitch of the Saran athletics stadium, the Montbéliard Belfort Athletics athletes burst into joy. By winning their second-round match of the N1B interclub competition in Loiret, the urban area club has earned its place in National 1 A for next season. While the MBA made no secret of its ambitions with an even stronger team, promotion wasn't necessarily a goal this year. "The team put in a superb performance today. I had estimated a result between 53,500 and 54,000 points. In the end, we're even higher, but it's still rare to move up with that total. It's the result of the policy implemented at the club for the past 6-7 years now, but I didn't think it would happen so soon." Before taking the bus home, Quentin Macabrey was still struggling to take it all in.

"A lover of the unique atmosphere of interclub matches," the MBA sports coordinator was in all sorts of moods this Sunday...

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