He was supposed to be in the relay pool in Beijing. On the last relay training camp (actually a day training in south of france) a couple of weeks before the Games, his coach called the relay staff to explain that Christophe had an adductor problems, and to put him in 2nd or 4th leg but no bend at all cost. The relay coach said ok and put him in the first leg. Guess what happened. He tored his muscle and missed the Games (it was just one of the many feats accomplished by the French relay coach last year).