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Gu and Hwang claim individual prizes at ANOC Awards for Beijing 2022

  • ANOC News

Chinese sensation Eileen Gu scooped the best female athlete at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics prize at the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) Awards here, while South Korean short track speed skater Hwang Dae-heon earned the men's equivalent award.

for his treble-gold medal haul.Biathlete Johannes Thingnes Bø of Norway and Quentin Fillon Maillet of France




Paris 2024 volunteer pathway revealed, with March 2023 starting date

  • Paris 2024

The application process for those wishing to volunteer at the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games will open in March 2023, organisers have announced.

application process on the Paris 2024 volunteer platform will be preceded a recruitment campaign in France

 In total, in all the cities of France, between 15,000 and 20,000 people could be useful to the

uniforms.The volunteer “missions” will take place in over 40 Olympic venues, including in Paris and Île-de-France

volunteering site.It was confirmed this week that there are no plans to negotiate ticket reductions with Air France


Agreement signed to strengthen police and athlete ties before Paris 2024

  • Paris 2024

The French General Directorate of the National Police and the National Sports Agency have signed an agreement that will see authorities able to recruit athletes prior to the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Costard says that "this is the right time to get involved [with athletes] and to make it known" as France


Exclusive: Sacked French NOC secretary general feels "betrayed" by Henriques

  • EOC

Former French National Olympic and Sports Committee (CNOSF) secretary general Didier Séminet has launched a scathing attack on President Brigitte Henriques’ leadership, claiming she has caused the "crisis" at the organisation herself.

I am sad for French sport, for those who fought to bring the Games back to France and who see all their


Benzema wins first Ballon d'Or as Putellas retains women's honour

  • Football

French striker Karim Benzema has won the Ballon d'Or for the first time, while Spain's Alexia Putellas retained the Women's Ballon d'Or.

and Barcelona, and took top honours at the ceremony in France.The Ballon d'Or is awarded by magazine France

wonBenzema was also the top scorer in La Liga, with 27 goals, which Real also won.Once exiled from the France


Windless day means no racing at iQFOiL World Championships

  • Sailing

The first day of the iQFOiL World Championships has ended without any racing due to a lack of wind in Brest.

and tipped Spaniard Pilar Lamadrid as one of the favourites for the women's event.Helene Noesmoen of France


Sixteen countries compete in Special Olympics basketball tournament

  • Paralympics

Sixteen countries took part in a Special Olympics basketball tournament which featured players both with and without intellectual disabilities. 

in Tuscany in Italy welcomed the host nation as well as Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France



Four bids submitted to stage UEFA Women's Euro 2025

  • Football

UEFA has confirmed that it has received four official bids to stage the 2025 Women's European Championship, one of which is set to be selected as host in January next year.

joint Nordic proposal including Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden is rivalled by standalone bids from France


Reigning champions defend titles at 2022 Track Cycling World Championships

  • Cycling

The final day of the 2022 International Cycling Union (UCI) Track Cycling World Championships in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines saw Elia Viviani of Italy, Lea Sophia Friedrich of Germany and Harrie Lavreysen of The Netherlands defend the elimination, keirin and sprint titles respectively.

respectively.The hosts had reason to cheer on the final day as Benjamin Thomas and Donavan Grondin gave France


Brest ready to host second iQFOiL World Championships

  • Sailing

The second edition of the iQFOiL World Championships is set to begin in Brest in France tomorrow.

dominant nation when Silvaplana in Switzerland hosted the first edition last year.Nicolas Goyard of France


Bucio and Kolmakov end FIG Parkour World Championships on a high

  • Gymnastics

Ella Bucio of Mexico and Bohdan Kolmakov of Ukraine won the women’s freestyle and men’s speed titles at the first International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) Parkour World Championships in Tokyo.

Lilou Ruel of France and Noa Man of The Netherlands completed the top five.The men's speed event was