Etiket: Championships
Five Girondins qualified for the European Athletics Championships
They will be five Girondins in Munich. The official selection for the European Athletics Championships in Germany, from August 16 to 21, was unveiled this Thursday. For the 800 meters…
3 weeks from the mountain biking world championships, in Les Gets the bikes are queuing up at the chairlift
In three weeks, from August 24 to 28, Les Gets resort on the Franco-Swiss Portes du Soleil ski area (Haute-Savoie), will welcome mountain bike world championships for the second time…
The CNTS of Châteauroux hosts the world running target championships
From Monday August 1, around sixty athletes from around fifteen countries will compete in a little-known shooting discipline: the running target. The principle is simple: shoot at a target that…
The South Channel will host the France Avenir road cycling championships
To host these France Avenir championships, the organizing committee can count on its local vital forces: the Saint Hilairien bike club, the Avranches bike club or the Polynormande Olympic club,…
A Périgourdin at the World Butchery Championships in the United States
Philippe Lalande fell into it when he was little. “My father told me ‘you will be a butcher’” he remembers. Philippe embarks on an apprenticeship with his father at the…
World Championships in Athletics | Charles Philibert-Thiboutot: “I’m going all the way to Paris”
Charles Philibert-Thiboutot may not have made it to a final at the World Championships in Athletics, but his performances have shown him that he is fully prepared for the Olympic…
World Championships in Athletics | Canadian Pierce LePage wins silver in decathlon
(Eugene) A Canadian won a medal in the decathlon at the World Championships in athletics — but it wasn’t the reigning Olympic champion, Damian Warner. Updated at 12:20 a.m. Ontarian…
World Championships in Athletics | Emmanuel Korir becomes 800m world champion
(Eugene) Kenyan Emmanuel Korir, already an Olympic champion, won the 800m world championship title on Saturday in Eugene, Oregon. Updated yesterday at 10:58 p.m. In 1 min 43 s 71,…
World Championships in Athletics | Canada wins gold in 4x100m relay
Sorry, your browser does not support videos (Eugene) Canada upset the United States in the men’s 4x100m relay at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon on Saturday. Updated yesterday…
Fencing World Championships | Maximilien Van Haaster stands out on his return to the track
Foil fencer Maximilien Van Haaster and his national squad teammates finished seventh in the team tournament on Saturday at the World Fencing Championships in Cairo, Egypt. The Quebecer was also…
In Creuse, Jeannie Longo crowned at the French Masters road cycling championships
One more title. She has more than usual. Jeannie Longo, 63, the most successful rider in world cycling, adds a new line to her list. She is indeed crowned French…
Beautiful people at the Amiens Aquapôle for the French Open junior swimming championships
Swimming is in the spotlight until Thursday in Amiens! The French “Open” junior championships take place at Aquapôle. Big names are expected in the outdoor pool. An opportunity also to…
World Championships in Athletics | Aaron Brown finishes seventh in the 200m
(Eugene) Canadian Aaron Brown finished seventh in the 200m at the World Championships on Thursday after posting a time of 20.18 seconds. Posted at 6:38 a.m. “I’m disappointed, but that’s…
World Championships in Athletics | Jamaican Shericka Jackson 200m world champion
(Eugene) Jamaican Shericka Jackson became world champion in the 200m by finishing 2e best time of all time (21 sec 45, 0.6 m/s of wind) Thursday in Eugene (Oregon). Posted…
World Championships in Athletics | Kazakh’s Jeruto wins the 3000m steeplechase
(Eugene) Kazakh Norah Jeruto won the 3000m steeplechase world champion title on Wednesday in Eugene (Oregon) by running in 8 min 53 s 02, the 3e best time in history.…
Athletics World Championships | Canadian Marco Arop advances to 800m semi-finals
(Eugene) Canadian Marco Arop finished first in his heat and easily qualified for the semi-finals of the 800 meters at the World Championships in Athletics on Wednesday evening. Posted at…
50 meters deep in apnea, a Mayenne bronze medalist at the French championships
Charles-Antoine Gombert began to learn about freediving by practicing spearfishing five years ago. Three years ago, the Laval residents began training by taking out a license at the Club Subaquatique…
World Championships in Athletics | Canadian Aaron Brown qualifies for 200m final
(Eugene) Toronto’s Aaron Brown has qualified for the 200m final at the World Championships. Posted at 11:08 p.m. He finished second in his heat on Tuesday night. The 30-year-old clocked…
World Athletics Championships: a cameraman invites himself onto the track and annoys the runners! (VIDEO)
Imagine you are participating in one of the most important races of your life and on the track, in front of you, stands a dazed cameraman who did not even…
Andre De Grasse withdraws from the 200 meters at the World Athletics Championships
Canadian sprinter Andre De Grasse has withdrawn from the 200 meters of the World Athletics Championships, the event in which he won gold last summer in Tokyo. The 27-year-old athlete,…