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France At The 2009 World Championships In Athletics
France will compete at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics from 15 to 23 August. A team of 67 athletes was announced in preparation for the competition. Selected athletes have achieved one of the competition's 2009 World Championships in Athletics qualification standards, qualifying standards. Both of the country's medallists from the last Championships, Romain Mesnil and Yohann Diniz, are competing, as well as the emerging talents of Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad and Renaud Lavillenie. IAAF (2009-08-28). Retrieved on 2009-08-07. Team selection ;Track and road events ;Field and combined eventsResults Men ;Track and road events ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fédération Française D'Athlétisme
The French Athletics Federation (, FFA) is the governing body for the sport of athletics in France. History FFA is the heir to the Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques (USFSA), founded November 20, 1887. In 1912, a French delegation was present at the conference in Stockholm that founded the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) with 17 national federations. Controversies In August 2024, sprinter Muhammad Abdallah Kounta was suspended by the President of the French Athletics Federation for publishing comments inciting hatred on social media, including inciting hatred against France, white people, Christians, and Jews, as well as support for the Islamist group Hamas."French Olym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |