Paralympics ‘have a special place in our hearts’, Australia’s governor-general tells FRANCE 24
• Aug 29, 2024, 11:05 AM
1 min de lecture
Australian athletes enjoyed a hugely successful Olympics in Paris, winning a total of 52 medals and 17 golds – a feat the sports-loving nation is looking to replicate as the Paralympics get under way this week. FRANCE 24 speaks to Sam Mostyn, Australia’s governor-general, about the significance of the Games in Australia and what lessons can be learned from Paris as Brisbane prepares to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2032.
Sunday, november 10, 2024
British cycling great Mark Cavendish wins final race in Singapore
• 10:49 AM
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Mark Cavendish sprinted to victory on Sunday in the Tour de France Singapore Criterium with a signature surge to the line in his last-ever professional race.
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'Everest of the Seas': Skippers to set off on Vendée Globe solo round-the-world race
• 7:43 AM
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Tens of thousands of fans gathered in France's Sables d'Olonne on Sunday for the start of the 10th Vendée Globe, the round-the-world solo yacht race known as the Everest of the Seas. FRANCE 24's Selina Sykes reports from the port town in western France a
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Vendée Globe skipper Violette Dorange, 23, is youngest ever to take on ‘Everest of the Seas’
• 7:32 AM
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French skipper Violette Dorange will make sailing history on Sunday as she sets off on the Vendée Globe round-the-world race, becoming the youngest ever sailor to take on the epic solo event dubbed the "Everest of the Seas".
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The 10th edition of Vendée Globe solo round-the-world race kicks off
• 12:27 AM
1 min
“Compressed by emotion”, 40 skippers in the tenth Vendée Globe set off on Sunday on a new solo voyage around the world, cheered on by hundreds of thousands of people gathered in Les Sables-d'Olonne to say goodbye. Report by Cédric Ferreira, Natalia Ruiz
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