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France win nine sprint titles at Wildwater Canoeing European Championships

  • Canoeing

The Wildwater Canoeing European Championships reached their climax today and French athletes dominated in Sabero in Spain, winning nine out of 11 sprint finals.

The action began with the women's K1 final where Pauline Freslon of France was victorious in a time of

French victory after finishing 0.06sec quicker than Maxence Barouh.However, less than 20 minutes later France

Lise Vinet and Phénicia Dupras in winning the women's K3.Dazeur, Charles Ferrion and Etienne Klatt of France

subsequent race as they finished the women's C3 final first.In the final race of the day, the men's C6, France


French politicians join call for karate to feature at Paris 2024 but organisers say sport programme is final

  • Paris 2024

possibility of karate making its second Olympic appearance at the Games - despite growing calls in France

, French Karate Federation (FFK) President Francis Didier and Steven Da Costa, a gold medallist for France

I brought the gold back to France."I carried the flag high."I was on cloud nine."Waking up hurts."

would be difficult to understand and supportable that karate is stripped of its 'Olympic' status by France

The door is effectively closed for karate," he said to France-Presse, arguing the need to maintain


Repechages see further finalists decided at World Rowing Junior Championships

  • Rowing

Repechages across six categories were today held at the World Rowing Junior Championships in the Bulgarian city of Plovdiv, with the top two in each race advancing to their respective A finals and third place to the B final.

junior men’s coxed four, Germany and Russia claimed the top two spots to join Turkey, the US, Italy and France



Roglič quest for third Vuelta a España crown to begin with Burgos time trial

  • Cycling

The Vuelta a España, the final Grand Tour of the 2021 season, gets underway tomorrow with Primož Roglič seeking to win a third red jersey in a row.

The Slovenian rider will not be joined at the race by compatriot and Tour de France champion Tadej Pogačar

Steven Kruijswijk and Sepp Kuss of the United States.Reigning Giro d'Italia champion and former Tour de France



Heats completed on day two of World Rowing Junior Championships

  • Rowing

The second day of the 2021 World Rowing Junior Championships saw the heats come to a conclusion at Plovdiv in Bulgaria, with six categories being contested.

Germany missed out in third.The United States were victorious in the second race by a fair margin, as France

two and were joined in the final by the pair from Chile, Magdalena Rojas and Antonia Heise.Italy and France

respective heats in the women's four, booking their spots in the final.The US took second in heat one behind France



Individual finalists confirmed on day three of World Archery Youth Championships

  • Archery

The finalists in the individual junior and cadet categories were confirmed on the third day of the World Archery Youth Championships in the Polish city Wrocław.

In the men's junior compound semi-finals, Robin Jaatma of Estonia and Mateo Mangelle of France were victorious

Dauletkeldi Zhangbyrbay of Kazakhstan 6-2 in the men's recurve cadet semi-finals, while Iban Bariteaud of France


Pools drawn for European Sitting Volleyball Championships

  • Volleyball News

A logo for this year's European Sitting Volleyball Championships in Turkey has been released, coinciding with the drawing of pools.

Mehmet Sobaci from Ankara University.The host nation was drawn in men's Pool A along with Germany, France




Paralympic Flames lit in Japan to mark beginning of Torch Relay

  • Tokyo 2020 Paralympics

Flame ceremonies have been held across Japan today as the focus switches to the Paralympic Games, which begin on August 24.

Tokyo with some 700 torchbearers," Tokyo Metropolitan Government official Koichi Osakabe told Agence France