French athlete Yann Schrub (2ndL) poses beside (from L to R) the chairman of the Jury, Professor Mathias Poussel, and the judges, Professor Antoine Kimmoun and Doctor Jean-Charles Vauthier, after taking the oath at the Nancy Faculty of Medicine in Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, north eastern France on March 29, 2024. Focused on his next participation in the 10,000 meters at the Olympic Games, athlete Yann Schrub nonetheless defended his medical thesis in Nancy on March 29, 2024, the pinnacle achievement of his sports-study career. (Photo by Jean-Christophe VERHAEGEN / AFP) (Photo by JEAN-CHRISTOPHE VERHAEGEN/AFP via Getty Images)