Louis Vuitton Names French Rugby Captain Antoine Dupont As House Ambassador
Dupont will wear the brand at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Ahead of the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games, Louis Vuitton has added an accomplished athlete to its ranks. Antoine Dupont, a rugby player and the captain of the French national team Le XV, has joined the brand’s family as a House Ambassador.
Alongside leading Le XV, Dupont has been tapped for the country’s Olympic rugby team and additionally plays as a scrum-half for Top 14 club Toulouse. At 27-years-old, he’s widely hailed as one of the most accomplished players of his generation, having won the Six Nations Player of the Championships, an award for the single best performing player in the competition, on three occasions.
Louis Vuittion says it was drawn to Dupont for his innovative playing style and constant dedication to expertise. In Paris, Dupont will be seeking to earn his first Olympic medal with his sights set on going for gold.
Along with representing the brand year round, he’s also been named the Ambassador of Louis Vuitton for the Olympic Games Paris 2024.
Dupont marks the sixth athlete to serve as House Ambassdor, joining a list that also includes swimmer, Léon Marchand, gymnast Mélanie de Jesus dos Santos, fencer Enzo Lefort, wheelchair tennis player Pauline Déroulède and para-cycling athlete Marie Patouillet.
