Sport in France

Major sports of France

• Football (Soccer)
• Cycling
• Handball
• Basketball

France Sporting Success

• 1998 FIFA World Cup winners

Athletes from France

• Marie Jose-Perac (Athletics)
• Zinedine Zidane (football)
• Amélie Mauresmo (Tennis)

France Sports trivia

• the 1900 Olympic games was the only one where cricket was played, and featured a match between England and France.

France at major events

• France at the Summer Olympics
• France at the Winter Olympics
• France at the FIFA World Cup

Past sporting events hosted in France

• Olympic Games Summer Hosts in 1900 Paris and 1924 Paris.
• 1938 FIFA World Cup was hosted in France
• Winter Olympic Games hosts 1924 Chamonix, 1968 Grenoble, 1992 Albertville.
• 1991 Rugby World Cup hosted in UK and France.
• 1998 FIFA World Cup was hosted in France
• 2007 Rugy World Cup.

Upcoming sporting events in France

Annual sporting events held in France

• French Open (tennis)
• Tour de France (cycling)
• 24 Hours of Le Mans (24 Heures du Mans)

Sporting Facilities in France

• INSEP: The National Institute of Sport and Physical Education

Other

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