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Heather Arneton (27/07/02) - Athletics Among other things, last year, aged 14, she jumped 6.57m (that would have been a top 8 finish in Berlin for exemple). She is kinda allready famous among french sport fans, might be a challange to deal with the allready growing expectation.

Also a PB for Calvin. Well, it was her first Marathon after all

Your favorite mascot beater won't compete tonight neither.

The European Games are dead anyway...

https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1065085/kiteboarding-set-to-appear-at-paris-2024-olympics Urban sailing.

The top 8 in men's kiteboarding is made up only of french or bittish ... And it going to be an olympic event in 2024 ...

Seven for France (we made 10 on 10 in 2014)

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Probably, not more than 12-15 here, including 4 tennis players and only 3 or 4 T&fT athletes. Could be an interesting thread to try to find out the 'oldest' olympian to make it in Tokyo

Nevermind.

Having better throwers than Poland ?

So these European Championships... are they working in your countries ? (from a media point of view I mean) In France, at least, it's a strong yes. Some sports that never get broadcasted on public channels get some well derserved air time. The championships are on TV 10 hours a day, including a good amount of time on one of the main channels. I gives us a slight olympic vibe (and not a fake copy one like the European Games). They are commonly covered by the radio, or the press. For sports like gymnastics or rowing it's day and night whth what they're used to. And i'd say it even works in favor of swimming and athletics.I mean an euro title in these sports are usually small business and not frontpage worthy, and yet... I even wonder if gymnastics or rowing ever made the front page outside of the olympics. Definitly, a media succes.

Well, there are overseas territories mainly populated by non ethnic european people situated in the Caraibiean. That's the common point. But there is nothing thecnical, nor political about that.

Not really, One overseas territory status varies a lot from one to another.

Vicaut won't start the final. Injured...

So, so much better. Grazie, obrigado

Perhaps... Anyway,he had it comming anyway. Remember the pole vault last year. Better to learn now than feel sorry at the WC or the Olympics...

Three french decathletes, six jumps, six faults

Most of the medals too (9 vs 6), very much unusual too when usually 35-40% of our medals come from the women. Might be a new trend in french sport

It won't be. There is zero lobbying for it. Here, noboddy knows that we are good at that sport or that it even exists.

Because, it's a very minor sport ?

Such a big news, that I just learned it from you Hockey clubs have zero national profile (only soccer and rugby clubs do). A french hockey club could have a miraculous run in HCL eliminating swedish clubs that I would not be reported, so the recrutment of one player French clubs do have a regional profile though, but from local medias is doesn't look huge neither tbh (but I don't live in that aera).

No (and it was never close really) . The Australian Football International Cup will be the one in my knowledge (it's played without Australia, it doesn't mean much but it does exist)

So becomming artistic, synchro swimming has also turned somehow into a nine events sport. That's fine and all. But if the european championsips want to be a real thing in the future and come up with a meaningfull combined medals table at the end (after all, a price will be given to the top nation, so they do care), some sports will have to see the number of events keep in check...