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Promising athlete Esteban Olivero dies in skiing accident

  • Non-Olympic Sports

The young ultra trail runner and rising star of French trail running, Esteban Olivero, was found dead last Saturday. He was skiing in the Ecrins mountains in the French Alps. At 22, he was considered one of the best and most promising athletes in the field, destined to leave his mark on the sport.

According to France 3, his roommate alerted the emergency services when he didn't return by nightfall

under-23 trail running titles and a victory in the Skyrunning World Cup had made him the great hope of France



Denmark, a "cycling country", finally got UCI WorldTour event

  • Cycling

life and with several champions from the past and present, with the winner of the last two Tours de France

to the new challenge in a country that hosted the start of the Giro d'Italia in 2012 and the Tour de France

events to help the clubs get new members.Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard aiming for third consecutive Tour de France

One more thing... when Vingegaard won the Tour de France for the first time, the federation arranged

The Giro in 2012, the Tour de France in 2022... The Danish Tour and now the UCI is the final step.


DanskHåndbold President Morten Stig and "the Danish way"

  • Handball

With a population of less than 5,9 million, Denmark is one of the great masters of handball, a sport that was invented in Central Europe with both Denmark and Germany claiming it. 

We should think about how to work with talented young players in a Danish way and not just copy France

We can take inspiration from Spain, from France, but we should do it the Danish way.Danish men's team

But France has 600,000.

Why are we not as good as Norway or France? Do they need more physical training?


In defence of the Olympic Games in Paris

  • The Big Read

The head of the Paris 2024 Organising Committee has vigorously defended the organisation and suitability of the French capital to host the XXXIII Olympic Games of the modern era.

which are likely to be felt in Paris as a result), serve as an additional warning for the security of France


2023 Review and 2024 Outlook for Paris Olympic Organiser

  • Paris 2024

The President of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Tony Estanguet, held a press conference at the headquarters of the Olympic Committee in Saint Denis to report on the tasks carried out in 2023 and to announce the activities for 2024.

"Our ambition is to contribute to the success of France with Games that are truly French.

This is in France, which has been under a "terrorist alert" since October.

In order to accommodate up to 800,000 more people per day in the Île-de-France region, public transport


Hong Kong to host FIBA 3x3 Olympic Qualifiers in April

  • 3x3 basketball

FIBA has finally decided that Hong Kong will be one of the hosts of the 3x3 Basketball Qualifiers for Paris 2024. This crucial event will decide who gets the ticket to Paris. Playing it safe seems to be FIBA's motto for these qualifiers, which will begin in April 2024.

Utsunomiya, Japan, will take place from 3-5 May 2024.Men: Egypt, Puerto Rico, Mongolia, Lithuania, Japan, France

take place from 23-26 May 2024.Men: Hungary, Egypt, Madagascar, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mongolia, Japan, France



End of Surfing controversy at Paris 2024: The Tower will be built in Tahiti

  • Paris 2024

After back and forth discussions and alternative proposals from the ISA regarding virtual judging and the use of technology, Tony Estanguet has confirmed that a surfing tower will be built at Teahupo'o.

Speculation about moving the surfing event to mainland France or another part of French Polynesia is


Paris 2024 Organising Committee compares ticket prices with London 2012 and Tokyo 2020

  • Paris 2024

President Tony Estanguet responded on Wednesday to comments made by World Athletics President Sebastian Coe, who claimed that tickets for Paris were "very expensive" and that the French Games "will be the most expensive".

factors that could distort the perception of prices, Estanguet pointed out, was inflation.The Stade de France


Hoteliers and unions against Paris tourist tax hike ahead of 2024 Olympics

  • Paris 2024

Paris hoteliers are siding with tourists against plans by the French capital's government to triple the daily tax for visitors in 2024, following an already announced metro price hike.

"This is a another blow to the competitiveness of our sector and to the image of France at a time when


Decathlon: French retail giant and IOC partner still in business despite pledging to exit Russia, report claims

  • News

Decathlon, which has over 1,700 stores worldwide and is an IOC partner for the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympics, continued to sell clothing in Russia despite announcing its withdrawal from the country due to the Russia-Ukraine war, according to a media report published on Tuesday.

The multinational retailer, founded in 1976 in Lille, France, and with a turnover of 15.4 billion euros


Pogacar to compete in Giro d'Italia with an eye on Paris 2024

  • Cycling

by the Slovenian rider, who is aiming for a double by winning both the Italian race and the Tour de France

Team.Pogacar will be running the Giro d'Italia for the first time after four participations in the Tour de France

significant part of the season has been focused on being as competitive as possible in the Tour de France

The last four editions have been focused on his fight for victory in France, with a direct confrontation


Sacré Coeur organises event to support marginalised people during Paris 2024

  • Paris 2024

Thousands of people in precarious situations could be evicted and relocated from the Ile-de-France region

arrival of the Olympic Games in the French capital.According to the General Directorate for Foreigners in France

where the police are analysing and investigating their personal and specific situation in the Ile de France

Olympic flame is here and all the world's cameras are only interested in sport and the greatness of France

Olympic and Paralympic Games (COJO), its president Tony Estanguet, the officials of Paris and Ile-de-France

GETTY IMAGESA first meeting was then held with the OCOG, the Ile-de-France Prefecture, the City of Paris


IHF Women's World Championship 2023, a Scandivavian success

  • Handball

The Scandinavian countries shone not only on the handball court, but also as hosts of the 26th IHF Women's World Championship in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. It was the first time in history that three countries hosted a handball world championship.

France is the world champion.

 IHFAfter the exciting final, in which France beat Norway to become world champions, the brand new