The two septuagenarians have been competing for several months and have already won departmental and regional titles. Today they are still fighting for a national title. A real structure accompanies them: the association, the relatives and supporters, as well as a coach, follow their movements. A discovery for Jean-Claude, 76 years old and competitor in the soul, who illustrated at the Paris Games Week in front of a boiling crowd: "I joined immediately because it was organized by young people (... ) we do great things.
Brigitte Tondusson, president of the association, she sees the way to familiarize seniors with digital in general: "We wanted to do it in a different way from what exists, go on fun.All employees ensure good walk of the project, even the last arrivals, like Loïc Froger in civic service, he improvised coach e-sport and gives his tips video games to the oldest: "It is true that we live in a society where we are partitioned by age group, and going to meet older people, it was really very intense. "
In 2017, the association Little Brothers of the Poor revealed that more than 900,000 seniors lived isolated in France, a sad finding that try to stem Silver Geek in its own way.