Le Parisien has been offering for a few weeks and before each weekend a selection of sporting events not to be missed in Île-de-France.
The weekend poster: Pontault welcomes Ivry before the playoffs
HANDBALL. The curtain falls on the Proligue regular season (2nd Men’s Division) this Friday evening, May 20 (8:30 p.m.). The destinies of the four Ile-de-France clubs taking part are already known: Ivry (1st before the match) ensured his comeback in the Liqui Moly Starligue for several weeks; Pontault (3rd) will play the start of the playoffs on Wednesday with the aim of accompanying the neighbor Val-de-Marnais in the Elite; Tremblay (8th) and Massy (9th) are already on vacation and will return next year at the same level. This Pontault – Ivry is nonetheless a gala poster that should lead to a great show!
In Liqui Moly Starligue, PSG will continue to pursue their crazy gamble of ending the season with plenty of wins. The players of the capital, already assured of the title, will go this Sunday, May 22 to Chartres (10th) to score a 26th success.
The event: the Compiègne Internationals
DRESSAGE. Dressage, the third major equestrian discipline after show jumping and eventing, is in the spotlight from this Friday, May 20 and until Sunday, in the magnificent Grand Parc equestrian stadium, located in the middle of of the forest of Compiègne.
The only French stop on the CDIO5* FEI Nations Cup circuit, the Internationaux de Compiègne are one of the most important competitions in the world, with 27 nations taking part. The best French riders in the world ranking will be present, as well as some foreign legends such as the German Isabell Werth, the most successful of all time with multiple Olympic (7) and world (7) titles, or the Briton Charlotte Dujardin, record holder of the world.
The place to be: the Champs-Élysées for Urban Tennis
To celebrate the start of the final draw of the Roland-Garros tournament this Sunday, May 22, everyone is invited to try their hand at Urban tennis on the avenue des Champs-Élysées, with an introduction to this activity accessible to all. . As part of the “Paris Respire” day, the most beautiful avenue in the world will indeed be completely pedestrianised.
For the occasion, eight courts measuring 6 by 12 meters as well as three half-wall courts will be set up in the heart of the Champs-Élysées, between rue Galilée and avenue George V. From 11 a.m. until 5 p.m., equipped with a suitable racket (21 inches), families, friends or tourists will have the opportunity to discover another way of playing tennis.
The number: 11
BASKET. A week after having grilled a joker during a frustrating defeat at Feytiat (78-70), Sceaux will have to come to his senses for his last meeting in the final stages of the Women’s National 1. Chris Singleton’s players can still hope to reach Ligue 2 if they win this Saturday, May 21, with a minimum of 11 points difference, on the Monaco floor.
In the first leg, the Scéennes lost 57 to 67. A complicated challenge since Sceaux will evolve without its leader Aminata Konaté (injured) – “the best player in the championship in her position”, according to Singleton. “We know that the mission will not be easy, I was told that there could be 1,000 people in the room, confides the president scéen Jean-Marc Pérez. But we will put a candle in the church and we will fight to the end to raise this handicap by 10 points. It would be nice to see a team from the Ile-de-France in Ligue 2 again, especially two years before the Games in Paris. »
Sceaux is the last Ile-de-France team to have played at the highest level in France, the Women’s League, during the 2001-2002 season. 20 years ago…
The competition to follow: the French Foil Championships in Antony
FENCING. The Hauts-de-Seine club is organizing the finals of the French Foil Championships (N 1, N 2, N 3) this weekend individually (Saturday, from 8 a.m., Éric Tabarly sports complex, rue de l’Annapurna) and in shifts (Sunday, 8 am). Between two World Cup stages, it’s an opportunity to appreciate some of the best specialists on the planet, some of whom notably make up the French teams who distinguished themselves last summer at the Tokyo Games (gold for boys, money for girls).
Admission is free and free throughout the day of the competition, with a ticket office set up only for the final stages, from 6 p.m. on Saturday and 3.30 p.m. on Sunday.
The challenge to follow: Ris-Orangis women’s roller hockey aims for the European Cup
The city of Essonne is hosting the 4th European Cup for Women’s Roller Hockey Clubs for three days, from Friday to Sunday, at the Halle Jacky-Trévisan. On their inline skates, the players of the best teams from France, Spain and Italy will make you experience moments of great intensity thanks to this sport combining agility, tactics, speed and team spirit.
After his victory in the Coupe France, Ris-Orangis, 8 times champion of France, vice-champion of Europe in 2017-2018-2019, will try to win the continental title. Three of the Phénix players and their coach, Jean-Baptiste Dell’Olio, are world champions with the French team. This will require dominating Saint-Médard as well as the Italians of Verona and Civitavecchia, as well as the Spaniards of Rubi and Tres Cantos. Start of competitions this Friday, May 20, the final is scheduled for Sunday around 3 p.m.
The discovery: the Integrathlon, a bridge between able-bodied sport and disabled sport
Organized by Paris Terres d’Envol, the new edition of the Integrathlon began on Tuesday and continues until Sunday. Sponsored by Madeleine Malonga, Olympic team judo champion, and Sofyane Mehiaoui, leader of the French wheelchair basketball team, this operation brings together able-bodied or disabled people, occasional or professional athletes on the same sports grounds.
The objective of the event is to change the way people look at disability and to create a link through the knowledge of others.
The Integrathlon offers this Saturday, May 21 several multi-activity centers for the general public: in Aulnay-sous-Bois (Moulin-Neuf stadium), Drancy (Auguste-Delaune gymnasium), Dugny (Alain-Mimoun complex) and Villepinte ( Sports park Schwendi-Schöneburg). More than 30 activities are to be discovered, from wheelchair basketball to trampoline and blind football.
Madeleine Malonga will be present in Dugny on Saturday afternoon.
On Sunday, the hike will leave from the Canal de l’Ourcq in Sevran. Participants will be able to do it on rollerblades, on foot, by bike and even by canoe-kayak (free registration on site or online at [email protected]). For more information: INTEGRATHLON.COM.
The program
BASE-BALL. Division 1 (5th day, Sunday, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.). Pool A: MONTIGNY-LE-BRETONNEUX – Rouen (Jean Maréchal stadium), PUC – Metz (Pershing stadium). Pool B: Nice – SENART.
BASKET. Nationale 1 masculine. Playoffs (return quarter-finals): Lorient – CERGY-PONTOISE (Friday, 8 p.m.); La Rochelle – RUEIL (Friday, 8 p.m.). Nationale 2 (return semi-final): LEVALLOIS – Wasquehal (outward journey 63-63) (Saturday, 8 p.m., Marcel-Cerdan sports hall), ALFORTVILLE – CRO Lyon (outward journey 62-65) (Sunday, 3 p.m., Cosec Leo Lagrange) . Women’s National 1 (final phase, 4th and last day): Monaco – SCEAUX (Saturday, 8 p.m.). Women’s National 2 (final phase, 4th and last day): Annemasse – ORLY (Saturday, 8 p.m.), STADE FRANÇAIS – Cournon.
HANDBALL. Liqui Moly Starligue (26th day): Dunkirk – Créteil (Friday, 8 p.m.), Chartres – PSG (Sunday, 5 p.m.). Proligue (30th and last day, Friday, 8.30 p.m.): PONTAULT – IVRY (Roger-Boisramé space), TREMBLAY – Cherbourg (Sports hall), Billère – MASSY.
RUGBY. Nationale (semi-final first leg): Albi – MASSY (Sunday, 4:55 p.m., L’Equipe TV).
