Rio de Janeiro: Patrick Bordier, physiotherapist with the French national tennis team since 2014, collapsed and died in Rio on Friday, the president of France`s Olympic Committee (CNOSF) said.

"Patrick Bordier died suddenly this afternoon," CNOSF president Denis Masseglia said at a ceremony with France`s medal winners.

"Patrick Bordier was a friend and someone at the service of athletes," he added.