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Macron pledges to rebuild Notre-Dame by Paris 2024 despite recent delays

  • Paris 2024

French President Emmanuel Macron pledged to rebuild Notre-Dame in time for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games despite recent delays caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

 Repair work was halted in the middle of March, however, when France went into a tight lockdown


Mayo wins 2020 wrestling Women and Sport Award

  • Wrestling

Former wrestler Teresa Mayo of Spain has won the United World Wrestling's (UWW) 2020 Women and Sport Award due to her activism with grassroots education in the sport.

Olympics, losing in the second preliminary round against Olympic bronze medallist Lise Goillot-Legrand of France


Laško 2020 European 10m Championships postponed until November

  • Shooting News

The 2020 European 10-metre Championships in Laško in Slovenia have been postponed until November due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Championships ©Lasko.infoUkraine topped the medals table followed by the host nation in second, with France



FISU releases updated Winter World University Games statistics book

  • Universiade

Ahead of the Winter Universiade in 2021, the International University Sports Federation (FISU) has updated its Winter World University Games (WUG) statistics book.

University Games for Lake Placid 2023.The first edition of the Winter Universiade took place at Chamonix in France


Tour de France moved to new dates in August and September

  • Cycling

The 2020 Tour de France has been moved to between August 29 and September 20 due to the COVID-19 pandemic

April 13) that large cultural events will not take place until mid-July at the earliest.The Tour de France

The organisers of the Tour de France are in regular contact with and have reached agreement with all

The women’s event, La Course by le Tour de France avec FDJ, which was initially scheduled to take place

 "We all hope that the 2020 Tour de France will help to turn the page on the difficult period that

France is one of the countries that has been hit the hardest by the coronavirus outbreak.There have been


Tour de France set for postponement as Macron extends events ban

  • Cycling

The Tour de France looks certain to be postponed or cancelled after French President Emmanuel Macron

would remain in place until May 11, but a ban on mass gatherings will last even longer.The Tour de France

measures put in place in an attempt to curb the spread of coronavirus.With almost 15,000 COVID-19 deaths, France

cycling, with 18 International Cycling Union (UCI) WorldTour events postponed or cancelled.The Tour de France

window for rescheduling the Tour de France.However, with Spain reporting more COVID-19 deaths than France

comes to working out a new men's calendar, the UCI has said, along with monument races.The Tour de France


Armstrong calls for riders to seize back power during cycling shutdown

  • Cycling

Lance Armstrong has encouraged cyclists to "take the power back" during the coronavirus pandemic, as uncertainty hangs over the sport.

Johan Bruyneel.Armstrong, who eventually confessed to doping and was stripped of his seven Tour de France

there was a need to work as a team.Teams have also expressed fears over the future should the Tour de France

reportedly considering a postponement.NTT Pro Cycling manager Doug Ryder told BBC Sport the Tour de France

that a cancellation of this year’s race could lead to the collapse of road cycling’s model.Tour de France


WBSC discusses Baseball5 World Cup qualification with African nations

  • Baseball and Softball

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has discussed the qualification process for the Baseball5 World Cup with several African nations.

Asia, one from Oceania and two from Europe - plus hosts Mexico.The two European nations to qualify are France

and Lithuania, who reached the final of the inaugural Baseball5 European Championship, which France


Tour de France organisers reportedly considering postponement rather than cancellation

  • Cycling

Tour de France organisers are reportedly examining the possible postponement of this year’s Grand Tour

The Tour de France is one of few major sporting events still scheduled to take place during the northern

in the season.Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) is reportedly considering postponement of the Tour de France

from the publishing arm of L'Équipe newspaper, which is owned by the same family as the Tour de France

There’s only one thing that I want, and that’s the Tour de France to take place this summer,” Prudhomme

France has had the fourth-highest number of coronavirus cases worldwide, with more than 129,000 of the






Paris 2024 advertises new jobs as city goes into stricter lockdown

  • Paris 2024

The Paris 2024 Organising Committee has advertised more than 50 jobs related to the Games, continuing with its recruitment drive in spite of ongoing uncertaining stemming from the coronavirus pandemic.

Nous cherchons à réunir des gens passionnés, représentant toute la diversité et la richesse de la France

worst-hit cities in the world, with dozens of patients being evacuated from the capital to elsewhere in France

ease the strain on hospitals there.There have been more than 124,000 confirmed coronavirus cases in France

jogging rules would make people exercise "when the streets are generally at their quietest".The city, and France