The Local France

French Alpine regions ponder bid for 2030 Winter Olympics

Wed, 19 Jul 2023 10:44:04 +0200

The two administrative regions of the French Alps stretching down to the Riviera have announced plans to present a French bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics.

How Paris shapes up to LA, Rome and Hamburg

Wed, 16 Sep 2015 14:18:46 +0200

The race is on. The shortlist of cities to host the 2024 Olympics Games was officially announced on Wednesday, but can Paris see off competition from Los Angeles, Rome and Hamburg, not to mention Budapest?

Hollande jabs Brits over 'red carpet' welcome

Tue, 31 Jul 2012 13:59:00 +0200

French president François Hollande has thanked the British for giving French athletes a red carpet welcome, in a thinly-veiled reference to a jibe from British Prime Minister David Cameron last month.

Brit 'tried to swim from France to America'

Mon, 30 Jul 2012 12:07:00 +0200

A 34-year-old Londoner has been plucked to safety on the French Atlantic coast after making an impromptu bid to swim across the Atlantic to New York.

Volleyball Olympians caught shoplifting

Mon, 16 Jul 2012 13:30:00 +0200

Two Algerian volleyball players were caught shoplifting in the northern city of Lisieux, where the women were training for the 2012 Olympic Games.