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Vingegaard confirms he'll start Tour de France on 29 June

  • Cycling

The reigning champion of the French race has confirmed through a statement from his team, Visma-Lease, that he has overcome the effects of the serious crash he suffered in April. He will race to defend his title. "I feel good and very motivated," confirmed the Danish rider.

 Two-time Tour de France winner and reigning champion Jonas Vingegaard will race this year's Tour

de France after recovering from the serious injuries he suffered at the Tour of the Basque Country in

was a crash that also saw Remco Evenepoel and Primoz Roglic, two of his direct rivals in the Tour de France

We are very happy to announce our Tour de France line-up.

that with an excellent team," said Van Aert.Visma will be one of the strongest teams at the Tour de France


Richardson seeks Olympic redemption on the road to Paris 2024

  • Athlete's Websites

The reigning 100m and 4x100m world champion will be hoping to book her ticket to Paris at the trials in Texas on Friday. It will be three years since she was ruled out of Tokyo 2021 following a positive marijuana test. Her comeback came in 2023, when she became world champion again in the 100 metres. It would be a surprise if she failed to qualify.

in the 100-metre heats in the hope that it all culminates in an Olympic gold medal at the Stade de France


Bach says Drut's opinion does not represent the IOC

  • Paris 2024

Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), has responded to comments made by Guy Drut, the 1976 Montreal Olympic gold medallist, who said he would vote for a coalition of the right and the far right in the French legislative elections.

dérouler ».Il soutient le RN, tout en souhaitant voir des sportives voilées porter le maillot de la France


France expect Mbappe to play with mask against Netherlands at Euro 2024

  • Football

"Everything is going well," said France coach Didier Deschamps of his star player's participation in

The 25-year-old France captain suffered the injury when he collided with Austrian defender Kevin Danso

France coach Didier Deschamps said the striker was making good progress in his recovery from a broken

Atletico Madrid and France teammate Antoine Griezmann insisted that the Real Madrid signing was

moment to see how he feels," Griezmann said.Mbappe collides with Danso and fractures his nose during the France-Austria

whether Mbappe will play or not, we just have to wait and see," said the Dutch coach.Koeman believes that France


Rugby 7s: Olympic qualifiers battle in Monaco

  • Rugby Sevens

The World Rugby Sevens Repechage in Monaco from 21-23 June will determine the final men's and women's qualifiers for Paris 2024. Eleven men's and women's teams have already secured their places at the Olympic Games, and the Principality will now decide the remaining spot.

Britain, Hong Kong China, Mexico, South Africa, Spain, Tonga, Uganda (Argentina, Australia, Fiji, hosts France

China, Kenya, Jamaica, Mexico, Paraguay, Poland, Samoa, Uganda (Australia, Brazil, Canada, Fiji, hosts France


Torch Relay Stage 36: Nature, heritage and triathlon in Drôme

  • Paris 2024

After the amazing Ocean Relay in the France Overseas Territories, the Olympic Torch headed north to the

rugby player who is committed to making his sport more inclusive; Loïc Bombenon, a volunteer with APF France

torchbearer of the day went to Anne-Sophie Pic, a culinary icon who is helping to spread the magic of France


World Refugee Day: The important role of sport for refugees

  • Olympics

On World Refugee Day, Masomah Ali Zada, Chef de Mission of the Refugee Olympic Team, highlights the importance of access to sport for displaced and refugee populations, which has tripled in the last 25 years.

support the integration of displaced young people into their host communities in Paris and the Île-de-France

) June 20, 2024The programme began with the ORF recognising that even in high-income countries like France

 These barriers are not unique to France, but with the approach of the Paris 2024 Games and the

programme has reached 6,500 young people through sports sessions in the North-East of Paris and Île-de-France


Qualified for Paris and celebrated in hospital

  • Paris 2024

Born in North America to Spanish and French parents, Rafael Fente Damers qualified for the Olympic Games at the age of 18. During the celebrations, however, he dislocated his shoulder and had to be hospitalised.

49.72 in the 100 freestyle at the European Junior Championships, the young swimmer decided to represent France

attraction.France's Maxime Grousset (R) and France's injured Rafael Fente Damers wait ahead of the podium ceremony in France


Paris Mayor: French politics clouding Olympics

  • Paris 2024

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo acknowledged on Wednesday that the possibility of France's far-right coming to power in elections later this month is causing doubts and concerns as the French capital prepares for the Olympics.

questions from French people, from Parisians, from people abroad who are worried about the situation in France

our friends overseas who are asking themselves questions, who are worried about what's happening in France


France tightens security ahead of Paris Olympics opening ceremony

  • Paris 2024

French authorities have bolstered security measures ahead of the Paris Olympics opening ceremony, responding to earlier threats of possible attacks during the event. So, what do we know so far?

Following a deadly Islamist attack at a Russian concert hall in March, France heightened its security

rentals.Due to security concerns, Macron mentioned in mid-April that the ceremony might relocate to Stade de France


Paris 2024: Lydia Jacoby fails to qualify for Olympics

  • Swimming

American swimming sensation Lydia Jacoby is still grappling with her emotions. The Alaskan star of the Tokyo Games will be watching the Paris Olympics from home after failing to qualify for the upcoming Games this summer.

 Unfortunately, Jacoby won’t have the opportunity to defend her title for Team USA in France.


Olympic Torch Stage 35: The Vaucluse and its iconic sites

  • Paris 2024

The Olympic Torch Relay continued to Apt and in particular the Riaille lake, before heading to the historical centre of L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, nicknamed the Venice of the Comtat Venaissin area, where it visited the Bassin de Bouïgas weir.

After returning to mainland France from the Overseas Territories, the Torch continued to explore the


Mayor of Paris announces she will bathe in the Seine during the week of 15 July

  • Paris 2024

Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of the city that will host the thirty-third modern Olympic Games, has announced that she will bathe in the River Seine during the week of 15 July in an attempt to silence rumours of pollution in the river that could lead to the cancellation of Olympic events.

at the Olympic and Paralympic Games, provided that pollution in the river that runs through much of France

laboratory tests and concluded that the water in the Seine, which stretches nearly 800 kilometres across France


Jamaica's Elaine Thompson-Herah will not defend her 200m title in Paris

  • Paris 2024

Five-time Olympic gold medalist Jamaican Elaine Thompson-Herah will not defend her 200 metre title at the upcoming Olympics in Paris, it has been revealed.

Fraser-Pryce.The athletics events at the Paris Olympics are scheduled from 1-11 August at the Stade de France


Paris 2024: Pierre de Coubertin at the Grévin Museum

  • Paris 2024

Baron Pierre de Coubertin, often referred to as the "Father of Olympism", entered the Musée Grevin last Tuesday, just a few weeks before the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

More than 600 places in France and 40 in the world now bear the name of Pierre de Coubertin.Personalities