The Wambrecitains at the heart of the Olympics #6 – Two Ukrainians linked to the town
Oleksandr Chyrkov Wambrechies, land of solidarity The war ravaged their country but also interrupted their sporting career. Faced with the situation, Dmytro Zozulia did not hesitate to do everything possible to find refuge for the two athletes. Among the many doors he knocked on, one generously opened: that of Christophe Guillerme, President of the BWM. […]
four horses of the Republican Guard decorated Monday
Four horses from the Republican Guard, including the one ridden by French pentathlete Élodie Clouvel, silver medalist at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, will be decorated on Monday, AFP learned on Friday from the gendarmerie. These horses will receive the bronze national defense medal, which rewards particularly honorable services rendered by the military. Dogs, and […]
Cyril Pages, coach of the French para-judo team, has died
Present on the tatami mats during the last Paralympic Games, the 52-year-old from Orléans had been seconded to the French para-judo team since 2012. This is a very new sadness for French judo. This Thursday morning, the French Judo Federation and the French Paralympic Committee announced the death of Cyril Pages, coach since 2012 of […]
Paris 2024 Olympic Games – Archery: Amélie Cordeau stopped in the round of 16
Frenchwoman Amélie Cordeau did not advance past the round of 16 of the individual archery event on Wednesday at the Paris 2024 Games. Frenchwoman Amélie Cordeau was eliminated on Wednesday during the round of 16 of the individual event of the archery at the Paris Olympics. For her second match at the end of the […]
Tears, “mini Stade de France”, disillusionment… Les Bleues inconsolable after their elimination
Inconsolable or in tears, the members of the French women’s team still wanted to be positive after missing the target. Aux Invalides Terrible disillusionment for the French women’s team, which came out sharply in the round of 16 this Sunday under the blazing sun of the Esplanade des Invalides. The Blues and the trio composed […]
Archery: eliminated in the quarterfinals, Baptiste Addis makes an appointment for 2028
French archer Baptiste Addis, 17, stopped in the quarter-finals at the Paris Olympics. He hopes to fight for a medal in Los Angeles in 2028. Beaten in the quarter-finals by the German Florian Unruh, Baptiste Addis leaves the Paris Olympic Games at just 17 years old with a team silver medal, and full of promise […]
Toma Nikiforov is already back in competition: “I needed it!”
“With his brother Mohammed, Nassar fought for my club, Crossing Schaerbeek, for seven or eight years. Already last year, he asked me to join his team, but I refused because it was too risked in view of the Olympics He called me back a few weeks ago and, this time, I accepted. I have never […]