Tag: France

Renaud Lavillenie, King of the Pole Vault, photo by PhotoRun.netMONACO (MON): Pole vault World record holder Renaud Lavillenie said: "One ...

your adidas Moment of the day, 5 September 2014: Pascal Martinot Lagarde

Pascal Martinot-Lagarde, photo by PhotoRun.netPascal Martinot-Lagarde has gone from a very good hurdler to one of the world's elite. He ...

Stockholm Diaries: [Audio] Interview with Renaud Lavillanie at DN Galan Meeting, Stockholm, Sweden

by RBR Admin

Renaud Lavillenie, the WR in the pole vault, has just won the European Championships. He did it on two jumps. ...

Your adidas Moment for 19 August 2014: Myriam Soumare, the French pocket-rocket takes three medals in Zurich! by Larry Eder

Myriam Soumare burst on the scene in 2010, when she surprised all but her coach, Olivier Darnal, and won the ...

Zurich Diary: Yohan Diniz: World 50k record-breaker; Give the man the recognition he deserves, by Elliott Denman

Yohan Diniz, en route to his 50,000m WR RW, photo by PhotoRun.netYohan Diniz, en route to his 50,000m WR RW, ...

Redemption for Mekhissi-Benabbad, Second gold for MO Farah at European Champs, by David Monti, RRW, used with permission

Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad of France (r) winning the 2014 European Championships 1500m ahead of Henrik Ingebrigtsen of Norway (silver) and Chris ...

Daunay becomes fastest, oldest European Marathon Champion, by David Monti, RRW, used with permission

Valeria Straneo of Italy and Christelle Daunay of France begin the final 10-kilometer lap of the 2014 European Championships Marathon ...

Zurich Diary: Christelle Daunay wins the European Marathon Champs, by Larry Eder

The European Athletics Championships has been quite popular in France, as they have hauled in the medals. On Thursday night, ...

Zurich Diary: Euro Champs, Night Three: The hurdles, by Alex Mills