Switzerland's Anja Grossmann and the Czech Republic's Krystof Bazant won the cross-country mountain biking races as the sport made its European Youth Olympic Festival debut in Maribor in Slovenia today.

In the girls race, victory went to Grossmann in 48min 46sec, with silver going to Lise Revol of France

gold in the boys race in 3:24.94, with Norway claiming silver in 3:25.78, and the podium completed by France

Ukrainian fencer Ihor Reizlin withdrew from a bout against Russian opponent Vadim Anokhin on day five of the International Fencing Federation (FIE) Fencing World Championships in Milan, Italy.

Reizlin’s withdrawal.Anokhin was subsequently beaten at the quarter-final stage by Romain Cannone of France

s fourth women’s Major of the year, the Evian Championship, begins at the Evian Resort Golf Club in France

The twice postponed Francophone Games are at last set to open today in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo amid heightened security in the host city.

admitted cheerfully, with refreshing honesty.When he did compete at Rome 1960, it was in the blue vest of France

In our opinion, we think that France has opened the door wide to sport in Africa, the first step encouraging

An entertainment and data technology firm has predicted the United States to top the medals table at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

feels China will finish second with 68 medals overall, which is less by 21 from two years ago.Hosts France

Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, French Minister for Sport and the Olympic and Paralympic Games, has denied that her country is out of step with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) over whether Russian and Belarusian athletes can compete at Paris 2024.

And it’s very important for France to remind that, one, we side stronger than ever with Ukraine."

Refugee taekwondo athlete Marzieh Hamidi said her "soul and heart" are in Afghanistan despite securing an International Olympic Committee (IOC) Refugee Athlete Scholarship.

 "I came here (to France) for that," she said, as quoted by Turkish state-run news agency Anadolu

Swiss Olympic has revealed that it is taking a "national approach" as it sets its sights on securing the hosting rights for the 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.

Switzerland officially throw its hat in the ring for the 2030 Games, it is expected to face opposition from France

counterpart Renaud Muselier have tabled the proposal, with the former claiming "it is now or never".France

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach today invited 203 of the 206 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) to take part in the Paris 2024 Olympics that start in a year's time.

We have announced a new premium partner who will help us show the best of France."

Security has been increased in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) before Friday's (July 28) Opening Ceremony of the Kinshasa 2023 Francophone Games.

are said be worried by security.The International Organisation of the Francophonie (OIF) told Agence France

Seven-time Olympic champion Katie Ledecky of the United States claimed a record-equalling 15th individual swimming gold at the World Aquatics Championships by winning the women’s 1,500 metres freestyle title in Fukuoka.

other two podium spots.The men’s water polo competition continued with title holders Spain beating France

World champion and double Olympic relay medallist Dina Asher-Smith has admitted that she considers Paris 2024 "like a home Olympics" after she was revealed as the new Olympic ambassador for Warner Brothers Discovery (WBD) Sports with exactly a year to go until Paris 2024.

I'm from Kent in England so I'm nearer to France, nearer to Paris, than I am to Scotland, for me and

Eurosport is to mark one year to the Opening Ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on Wednesday (July 26) by screening a special documentary titled "Paris: La Vie Sportive", narrated by football superstar Thierry Henry.

Scott Young said.The documentary also considers the impact of other sporting events such as the Tour de France

performances of Marie Jose Perec at next year's Olympic Games in Paris ©Getty ImagesThe victory by France

France is a country that is supposed to have everything to win, we should be competing a bit better and

A second tie between a Russian fencer competing as a neutral and a Ukrainian athlete has been set-up at the International Fencing Federation (FIE) Fencing World Championships in Milan, after Anna Smirnova progressed to the round-of-64 to meet four-time Olympic medallist Olha Kharlan.

opposition to the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes in international sport to Agence France-Presse

Uzbekistan's Gulistan Perdibaeva in the round-of-64, with Olympic bronze medallist Manon Apithy-Brunet of France

Long is due to start against South Korea's Lee Kwang-hyun and reigning world champion Enzo Lefort of France

Luxury goods company LVMH has been announced as a premium partner for the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics.

partnership with the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games will contribute to heightening the appeal of France