The Local France https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Athletics: France's Mayer wins world decathlon title France's Olympic silver medallist Kevin Mayer won gold in the world decathlon on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170813/athletics-frances-mayer-wins-world-decathlon-title Sun, 13 Aug 2017 14:15:38 +0200 athletics-frances-mayer-wins-world-decathlon-title Usain Bolt handed €229,000 to race in Paris The fastest man on planet earth Usain Bolt has been signed up to run the 200m at the Diamond League meeting in Paris in July, organisers said on Tuesday. He will be paid €229,000 - that's a cool €1,145 per metre. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130226/usain-bolt-handed-229-000-to-race-in-paris Tue, 26 Feb 2013 12:55:00 +0100 usain-bolt-handed-229-000-to-race-in-paris