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Paris 2024
The Fever Is Rising

As everyone counts down the days until the start of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the fever is gradually ...

Paris 2024
Who Will Participate in the Games?

For two years since the qualification period for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games began, the moment of the ...

Book
Olympism and the Samurai - Coubertin and Kano

In this work by Philippe-Martial Moreau, more than 260 pages are devoted to two men who revolutionised ...

Athlete Stories
Margaux Pinot: I'm At Peace

In 2021 Margux Pinot, already a European champion, Paris Grand Slam medallist and world bronze medallist, ...

Abu Dhabi WC 2024
Team France: We Aren't Afraid to Participate at the Worlds

A week ago we noted that the Japanese team coming to Abu Dhabi would be an almost exclusively different ...

The Olympic Champion Series
The Olympic Champions (37): Marie-Claire Restoux (FRA)

Interviewing an Olympic champion is something special and always delivers thought-provoking words and ...

Coach Stories
Stephane Traineau: I Will Never Be the Same Again

Twice an Olympic medallist, world champion in 1991 and 4 times European champion; this is quite a resumé. ...

Athlete Stories
Julia Tolofua - “I Believe in Judo”

Julia Tolofua is a judoka from the formidable French heavyweight school that is dominating the World ...

The Olympic Champion Series
The Olympic Champions (34): Cecile Nowak (FRA)

Interviewing an Olympic champion is something special and always delivers thought-provoking words and ...

Coach Stories
Christophe Massina: A 20 Year Odyssey

April 2024 brought a rush of memories to someone we see on the circuit at all major events.

International Women's Day 2024
Japan and France Celebrate IWD

As the Upper Austria Grand Prix is unfolding in Linz, the judo family also gather together on the other ...

The Olympic Champion Series
The Olympic Champions (30): Thierry Rey (FRA)

Interviewing an Olympic champion is something special and always delivers thought-provoking words and ...