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and the nation's strong sporting history.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Various types of sports are played and followed in France, notably <a href="#Cycling">cycling</a>, <a href="#Fencing">fencing</a>, <a href="#Football">football</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="#Handball">handball</a>, which has earned France eight victories in world championships and five <a href="/wiki/Olympic_Games" title="Olympic Games">Olympic</a> medals. France is also the four-time European champion of handball.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Main_sports">Main sports</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_France&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Main sports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Football">Football</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_France&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Football"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Football_in_France" title="Football in France">Football in France</a></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">Football (soccer)</a> is the most popular sport in France, with 1,993,270 licensed players in the leagues.<sup id="cite_ref-frwiki_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-frwiki-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The sport was imported from <a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a> at the end of the 19th century, under the name of association football. In its early days, the sport gained followers mainly in the <a href="/wiki/Paris_aire_urbaine" class="mw-redirect" title="Paris aire urbaine">Paris area</a> and the Northern part of the country - <a href="/wiki/Nord-Pas-de-Calais" title="Nord-Pas-de-Calais">Nord-Pas-de-Calais</a> and <a href="/wiki/Normandy" title="Normandy">Normandy</a> were the first teams that were created outside <a href="/wiki/Paris" title="Paris">Paris</a>. However, in <a href="/wiki/Southern_France" title="Southern France">southern France</a>, football's competitor, <a href="/wiki/Rugby_football" title="Rugby football">rugby football</a>, was more popular for a period of time. Established in 1919 from competing organizations, the <a href="/wiki/French_Football_Federation" title="French Football Federation">Fédération française de football</a> consists of 18,000 teams.<sup id="cite_ref-frwiki_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-frwiki-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Zinedine_zidane_wcf_2006-edit.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Zinedine_zidane_wcf_2006-edit.jpg/175px-Zinedine_zidane_wcf_2006-edit.jpg" decoding="async" width="175" height="330" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Zinedine_zidane_wcf_2006-edit.jpg/263px-Zinedine_zidane_wcf_2006-edit.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Zinedine_zidane_wcf_2006-edit.jpg/350px-Zinedine_zidane_wcf_2006-edit.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1149" data-file-height="2166" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Zinedine_Zidane" title="Zinedine Zidane">Zinedine Zidane</a> a renowned French footballer.</figcaption></figure> <p>France is also one of only ten teams to have won the <a href="/wiki/UEFA_European_Championship" title="UEFA European Championship">UEFA European Championship</a> (<a href="/wiki/1984_UEFA_European_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="1984 UEFA European Championship">1984</a> and <a href="/wiki/2000_UEFA_European_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="2000 UEFA European Championship">2000</a>). They also finished as runners-up when they hosted the tournament in <a href="/wiki/UEFA_Euro_2016" title="UEFA Euro 2016">2016</a>. France was also the <a href="/wiki/Football_at_the_1984_Summer_Olympics" title="Football at the 1984 Summer Olympics">1984 Olympic Champion</a> and the <a href="/wiki/1998_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1998 FIFA World Cup">1998</a> and <a href="/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2018 FIFA World Cup">2018 FIFA World Cup</a> winner, hosting the 1998 tournament. They finished as World Cup runners-up in <a href="/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2006 FIFA World Cup">2006</a> and <a href="/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2022 FIFA World Cup">2022</a>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Ligue_1" title="Ligue 1">Ligue 1</a> is the <a href="/wiki/France" title="France">French</a> professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the <a href="/wiki/French_football_league_system" title="French football league system">French football league system</a>. Contested by 18 clubs, it operates on a system of <a href="/wiki/Promotion_and_relegation" title="Promotion and relegation">promotion and relegation</a> with Ligue 2. The most successful clubs in the French first division history are <a href="/wiki/Paris_Saint-Germain_F.C." class="mw-redirect" title="Paris Saint-Germain F.C.">Paris Saint-Germain</a> and <a href="/wiki/AS_Saint-%C3%89tienne" title="AS Saint-Étienne">AS Saint-Étienne</a> with 10 championships each (the latter's last one in 1981), followed by <a href="/wiki/Olympique_de_Marseille" title="Olympique de Marseille">Olympique de Marseille</a> with 9 titles and <a href="/wiki/FC_Nantes" title="FC Nantes">FC Nantes</a> with 8 titles. As of <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Ligue_1" title="2021–22 Ligue 1">2022</a>, the current champions are Paris Saint-Germain. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Coupe_de_France" title="Coupe de France">Coupe de France</a> is the premier <a href="/wiki/Single-elimination_tournament" title="Single-elimination tournament">knock-out</a> cup competition in French football. The <a href="/wiki/Coupe_de_la_Ligue" title="Coupe de la Ligue">Coupe de la Ligue</a> is the second major cup competition in France. The <a href="/wiki/Troph%C3%A9e_des_Champions" title="Trophée des Champions">Trophée des Champions</a> is played each July as a one-off match between the <a href="/wiki/Coupe_de_France" title="Coupe de France">Coupe de France</a> winners and the <a href="/wiki/Ligue_1" title="Ligue 1">Ligue 1</a> champions. </p> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:20131031_FR06_Amandine_Henry_9186_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/20131031_FR06_Amandine_Henry_9186_%28cropped%29.jpg/175px-20131031_FR06_Amandine_Henry_9186_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="175" height="263" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/20131031_FR06_Amandine_Henry_9186_%28cropped%29.jpg/263px-20131031_FR06_Amandine_Henry_9186_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/20131031_FR06_Amandine_Henry_9186_%28cropped%29.jpg/350px-20131031_FR06_Amandine_Henry_9186_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="904" data-file-height="1357" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Amandine_Henry" title="Amandine Henry">Amandine Henry</a> footballer, captain of the France national team.</figcaption></figure> <p>Only one French club, Olympique de Marseille, has won the <a href="/wiki/UEFA_Champions_League" title="UEFA Champions League">UEFA Champions League</a>, in <a href="/wiki/1992%E2%80%9393_UEFA_Champions_League" title="1992–93 UEFA Champions League">1993</a>. <a href="/wiki/Stade_de_Reims" title="Stade de Reims">Stade de Reims</a> (<a href="/wiki/1956_European_Cup_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="1956 European Cup Final">1956</a>, <a href="/wiki/1959_European_Cup_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="1959 European Cup Final">1959</a>), Saint-Étienne (<a href="/wiki/1976_European_Cup_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="1976 European Cup Final">1976</a>), <a href="/wiki/AS_Monaco_FC" title="AS Monaco FC">AS Monaco</a> (<a href="/wiki/2004_UEFA_Champions_League_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="2004 UEFA Champions League Final">2004</a>) and Paris Saint-Germain (<a href="/wiki/2020_UEFA_Champions_League_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="2020 UEFA Champions League Final">2020</a>) have been runners-up. </p><p><a href="/wiki/SC_Bastia" title="SC Bastia">SC Bastia</a> (<a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_UEFA_Cup" title="1977–78 UEFA Cup">1978</a>), <a href="/wiki/FC_Girondins_de_Bordeaux" title="FC Girondins de Bordeaux">FC Girondins de Bordeaux</a> (<a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_UEFA_Cup" title="1995–96 UEFA Cup">1996</a>) and Olympique de Marseille (<a href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_UEFA_Cup" title="1998–99 UEFA Cup">1999</a>, <a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_UEFA_Cup" title="2003–04 UEFA Cup">2004</a>, <a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_UEFA_Europa_League" title="2017–18 UEFA Europa League">2018</a>) have also been runners-up in the <a href="/wiki/UEFA_Europa_League" title="UEFA Europa League">UEFA Europa League</a>. Paris Saint-Germain won the now defunct <a href="/wiki/UEFA_Cup_Winners%27_Cup" title="UEFA Cup Winners' Cup">UEFA Cup Winners' Cup</a> in 1996. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/France_women%27s_national_football_team" title="France women's national football team">France women's national football team</a>'s main international achievement has been fourth place at the <a href="/wiki/2011_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup" title="2011 FIFA Women's World Cup">2011 FIFA Women's World Cup</a>. They also hosted the <a href="/wiki/2019_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup" title="2019 FIFA Women's World Cup">2019 Women's World Cup</a>. </p><p>Women's national professional competitions are supervised by the <a href="/wiki/French_Football_Federation" title="French Football Federation">Fédération française de football</a>. The first division is the <a href="/wiki/Division_1_F%C3%A9minine" class="mw-redirect" title="Division 1 Féminine">Championnat de France de football féminin</a>. <a href="/wiki/Olympique_Lyonnais_F%C3%A9minin" title="Olympique Lyonnais Féminin">Olympique Lyonnais</a> is the most successful team in French first division history with 26 national titles, including a streak of fourteen consecutive league titles from 2007 to 2020. In the <a href="/wiki/UEFA_Women%27s_Champions_League" title="UEFA Women's Champions League">UEFA Women's Champions League</a>, OL have won a record eight titles (<a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_UEFA_Women%27s_Champions_League" title="2010–11 UEFA Women's Champions League">2011</a>, <a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_UEFA_Women%27s_Champions_League" title="2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League">2012</a>, <a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_UEFA_Women%27s_Champions_League" title="2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League">2016</a>, <a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_UEFA_Women%27s_Champions_League" title="2016–17 UEFA Women's Champions League">2017</a>, <a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_UEFA_Women%27s_Champions_League" title="2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League">2018</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_UEFA_Women%27s_Champions_League" title="2018–19 UEFA Women's Champions League">2019</a>, <a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_UEFA_Women%27s_Champions_League" title="2019–20 UEFA Women's Champions League">2020</a> and <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_UEFA_Women%27s_Champions_League" title="2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League">2022</a>) and have been runners-up twice (<a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_UEFA_Women%27s_Champions_League" title="2009–10 UEFA Women's Champions League">2010</a> and <a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_UEFA_Women%27s_Champions_League" title="2012–13 UEFA Women's Champions League">2013</a>). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Basketball">Basketball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_France&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Basketball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Basketball_in_France" title="Basketball in France">Basketball in France</a></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Tony_Parker_2011_02.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Tony_Parker_2011_02.jpg/140px-Tony_Parker_2011_02.jpg" decoding="async" width="140" height="182" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Tony_Parker_2011_02.jpg/210px-Tony_Parker_2011_02.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Tony_Parker_2011_02.jpg/280px-Tony_Parker_2011_02.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3350" data-file-height="4362" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Tony_Parker" title="Tony Parker">Tony Parker</a> has drawn attention to French basketball</figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/France_national_basketball_team" class="mw-redirect" title="France national basketball team">France national basketball team</a> has had good results in international competitions over the years, with the senior team winning their first title ever at the <a href="/wiki/EuroBasket_2013" title="EuroBasket 2013">EuroBasket 2013</a>. The team was runner-up at the <a href="/wiki/Basketball_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics" title="Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics">1948 Summer Olympics</a>, <a href="/wiki/EuroBasket_1949" title="EuroBasket 1949">EuroBasket 1949</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Basketball_at_the_2000_Summer_Olympics" title="Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics">2000 Summer Olympics</a>, the <a href="/wiki/EuroBasket_2011" title="EuroBasket 2011">EuroBasket 2011</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Basketball_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics" title="Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics">2020 Summer Olympics</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Basketball_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics" title="Basketball at the 2024 Summer Olympics">2024 Summer Olympics</a>. France has also won medals at the <a href="/wiki/FIBA_Basketball_World_Cup" title="FIBA Basketball World Cup">FIBA World Cup</a> in <a href="/wiki/2014_FIBA_Basketball_World_Cup" title="2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup">2014</a>, and <a href="/wiki/2019_FIBA_Basketball_World_Cup" title="2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup">2019</a>. </p> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:France_vs_Finlande_-_EuroBasket_Women_2019_qualification_2018_-_46.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/France_vs_Finlande_-_EuroBasket_Women_2019_qualification_2018_-_46.jpg/175px-France_vs_Finlande_-_EuroBasket_Women_2019_qualification_2018_-_46.jpg" decoding="async" width="175" height="261" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/France_vs_Finlande_-_EuroBasket_Women_2019_qualification_2018_-_46.jpg/263px-France_vs_Finlande_-_EuroBasket_Women_2019_qualification_2018_-_46.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/France_vs_Finlande_-_EuroBasket_Women_2019_qualification_2018_-_46.jpg/350px-France_vs_Finlande_-_EuroBasket_Women_2019_qualification_2018_-_46.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1582" data-file-height="2357" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Sandrine_Gruda" title="Sandrine Gruda">Sandrine Gruda</a> basketball player, multiple European Championship medals.</figcaption></figure> <p>As of the <a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_NBA_season" title="2015–16 NBA season">2015–16 season</a>, <a href="/wiki/List_of_French_NBA_players" title="List of French NBA players">22 French citizens</a> have played in the <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">NBA</a> in the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">USA</a> and <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a>. <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a> <a href="/wiki/Point_guard" title="Point guard">point guard</a> Tony Parker won four NBA titles to his credit; Spurs <a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">forward</a> Boris Diaw once; <a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a> center <a href="/wiki/Rudy_Gobert" title="Rudy Gobert">Rudy Gobert</a>, who won back-to-back NBA Defensive Player of the Year awards in 2018 and 2019; and <a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a> forward-center <a href="/wiki/Joakim_Noah" title="Joakim Noah">Joakim Noah</a>, also notable for his <a href="/wiki/College_basketball" title="College basketball">college</a> career at the <a href="/wiki/Florida_Gators_men%27s_basketball" title="Florida Gators men's basketball">University of Florida</a> in which he starred on a team that won two <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Men%27s_Division_I_Basketball_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship">NCAA titles</a> with the same starting lineup. The New York Knicks former GM Phil Jackson selected Frank Ntilikina in the 2016-2017 NBA Draft. <a href="/wiki/Victor_Wembanyama" title="Victor Wembanyama">Victor Wembanyama</a> won NBA Rookie of the Year in 2024. Men's national professional competitions are supervised by the <a href="/wiki/Ligue_Nationale_de_Basketball" class="mw-redirect" title="Ligue Nationale de Basketball">Ligue Nationale de Basketball</a>. There are two divisions: <a href="/wiki/LNB_Pro_A" class="mw-redirect" title="LNB Pro A">Pro A</a> (first division) and <a href="/wiki/LNB_Pro_B" title="LNB Pro B">Pro B</a> (second division). <a href="/wiki/ASVEL_Basket" title="ASVEL Basket">ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne</a> is the most successful team in French first division history with 17 titles from 1949 to 2009. <a href="/wiki/Limoges_CSP" title="Limoges CSP">Limoges CSP</a> is the only French team to have won the <a href="/wiki/EuroLeague" title="EuroLeague">EuroLeague</a> in <a href="/wiki/1992%E2%80%9393_FIBA_European_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="1992–93 FIBA European Championship">1993</a>. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/France_women%27s_national_basketball_team" title="France women's national basketball team">France women's national basketball team</a> has twice been European champion (<a href="/wiki/EuroBasket_2001_Women" class="mw-redirect" title="EuroBasket 2001 Women">2001</a> and <a href="/wiki/EuroBasket_Women_2009" title="EuroBasket Women 2009">2009</a>), and also claimed a silver medal at the <a href="/wiki/Basketball_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_tournament" title="Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament">2012 Summer Olympics</a>. </p><p>Women's national professional competitions are supervised by the <a href="/wiki/F%C3%A9d%C3%A9ration_Fran%C3%A7aise_de_Basket-Ball" class="mw-redirect" title="Fédération Française de Basket-Ball">Fédération Française de Basket-Ball</a> with the first division being the <a href="/wiki/Ligue_f%C3%A9minine_de_basket" class="mw-redirect" title="Ligue féminine de basket">Ligue féminine de basket</a>. <a href="/w/index.php?title=Clermont_Universit%C3%A9_Club&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Clermont Université Club (page does not exist)">Clermont Université Club</a> is the most successful team in French first division history with 13 titles from 1968 to 1981. <a href="/w/index.php?title=CJM_Bourges&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="CJM Bourges (page does not exist)">CJM Bourges</a> (<a href="/wiki/Euroleague_Women_1996%E2%80%9397" class="mw-redirect" title="Euroleague Women 1996–97">1997</a>, <a href="/wiki/Euroleague_Women_1997%E2%80%9398" class="mw-redirect" title="Euroleague Women 1997–98">1998</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Euroleague_Women_2000%E2%80%9301" class="mw-redirect" title="Euroleague Women 2000–01">2001</a>) and <a href="/wiki/Union_Sportive_Valenciennes_Olympic" title="Union Sportive Valenciennes Olympic">US Valenciennes</a> (<a href="/wiki/Euroleague_Women_2001%E2%80%9302" class="mw-redirect" title="Euroleague Women 2001–02">2002</a> and <a href="/wiki/Euroleague_Women_2003%E2%80%9304" class="mw-redirect" title="Euroleague Women 2003–04">2004</a>) have won the <a href="/wiki/EuroLeague_Women" title="EuroLeague Women">EuroLeague Women</a>. </p><p>Besides regular basketball, <a href="/wiki/3x3_basketball" title="3x3 basketball">3x3 basketball</a> has become increasingly popular in France.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Horse_riding">Horse riding</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_France&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Horse riding"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Equestrianism" title="Equestrianism">Equestrianism</a> is the third most popular Olympic sport in France, and the leading sport for women. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rugby_union">Rugby union</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_France&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Rugby union"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Rugby_union_in_France" title="Rugby union in France">Rugby union in France</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:France-Wales_24022007_-_10.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/France-Wales_24022007_-_10.jpg/220px-France-Wales_24022007_-_10.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/France-Wales_24022007_-_10.jpg/330px-France-Wales_24022007_-_10.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/France-Wales_24022007_-_10.jpg/440px-France-Wales_24022007_-_10.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3008" data-file-height="2008" /></a><figcaption>France playing Wales during the <a href="/wiki/2007_Six_Nations_Championship" title="2007 Six Nations Championship">2007 Six Nations Championship</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Rugby_union" title="Rugby union">Rugby union</a> (rugby à 15 or jeu à 15) was first introduced in the early 1870s by British residents. While football is much more popular nationally, rugby union is predominant in the southern half of the country, especially around <a href="/wiki/Toulouse" title="Toulouse">Toulouse</a>, the French <a href="/wiki/Northern_Basque_Country" class="mw-redirect" title="Northern Basque Country">Basque country</a> and <a href="/wiki/Northern_Catalonia" title="Northern Catalonia">Catalonia</a>. Elite French clubs participate in the domestic club competition - the <a href="/wiki/Top_14" title="Top 14">Top 14</a>. Clubs also compete in the European knock-out competitions, the <a href="/wiki/European_Rugby_Champions_Cup" title="European Rugby Champions Cup">European Rugby Champions Cup</a> and <a href="/wiki/European_Rugby_Challenge_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="European Rugby Challenge Cup">European Rugby Challenge Cup</a>. It is the seventh largest French team sport in the terms of licensed players with 360,847 licensed players (2014). There are 1,737 clubs in France and the number of licensed players has significantly increased over the recent years (up from 260,000 in 2000).<sup id="cite_ref-French_Ministry_of_Sport_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-French_Ministry_of_Sport-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Toulouse, Brive, Toulon and La Rochelle won the Champions Cup. </p><p>In 2010, the all-French final of the Heineken Cup between Toulouse and Biarritz in the Stade de France received 3.2 million viewers on France 2.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2011, the final of the Top 14 gathered 4.4 million viewers on France 2 and Canal+<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the World Cup final between New Zealand and France gathered 15.4 million viewers on TF1, the highest audience on French TV since the start of the year.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/France_national_rugby_union_team" title="France national rugby union team">national side</a> is one of the tier 1 national teams. It competes annually in the <a href="/wiki/Six_Nations_Championship" title="Six Nations Championship">Six Nations Championship</a>, and won it outright 18 times. France has been to every <a href="/wiki/Rugby_World_Cup" title="Rugby World Cup">Rugby World Cup</a> since its inception in 1987, and has been a runner-up on three occasions, most recently in <a href="/wiki/2011_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2011 Rugby World Cup">2011</a>. France hosted the 2007 and 2023 Rugby World Cups. </p><p>And the France national rugby sevens team became World Series champion in <a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_SVNS" title="2023–24 SVNS">2023–24</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Handball">Handball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_France&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Handball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Nikola_Karabatic_2012.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Nikola_Karabatic_2012.jpg/180px-Nikola_Karabatic_2012.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="194" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Nikola_Karabatic_2012.jpg/270px-Nikola_Karabatic_2012.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Nikola_Karabatic_2012.jpg/360px-Nikola_Karabatic_2012.jpg 2x" data-file-width="667" data-file-height="720" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Nikola_Karabatic" class="mw-redirect" title="Nikola Karabatic">Nikola Karabatic</a> is 4-times World champion, 3-times Olympic champion, and 4-times European champion.</figcaption></figure> <p>There were 492,101 licensed handball players in France as of 2019. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/France_men%27s_national_handball_team" title="France men's national handball team">France men's national handball team</a> is the first handball team to have held all three titles twice (the Danish women's team also held all three in 1997), and the only national team in its sport to hold six world titles and a total of eleven medals at the <a href="/wiki/World_Men%27s_Handball_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="World Men's Handball Championship">World Men's Handball Championship</a>. With a total of five medals, including three gold in <a href="/wiki/Handball_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Handball at the 2008 Summer Olympics">2008</a>, <a href="/wiki/Handball_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics" title="Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics">2012</a> and <a href="/wiki/Handball_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics" title="Handball at the 2020 Summer Olympics">2021</a>, France is also the most successful handball team at the <a href="/wiki/Handball_at_the_Olympic_Games" class="mw-redirect" title="Handball at the Olympic Games">Summer Olympics</a>. France was also recognized as the European champion of handball in <a href="/wiki/2006_European_Men%27s_Handball_Championship" title="2006 European Men's Handball Championship">2006</a>, <a href="/wiki/2010_European_Men%27s_Handball_Championship" title="2010 European Men's Handball Championship">2010</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_European_Men%27s_Handball_Championship" title="2014 European Men's Handball Championship">2014</a> and <a href="/wiki/2024_European_Men%27s_Handball_Championship" title="2024 European Men's Handball Championship">2024</a>. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/France_women%27s_national_handball_team" title="France women's national handball team">France women's national handball team</a>, although less successful, won the <a href="/wiki/Handball_at_the_Olympic_Games" class="mw-redirect" title="Handball at the Olympic Games">Summer Olympics</a> once (<a href="/wiki/Handball_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_tournament" title="Handball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament">2020</a>), the <a href="/wiki/World_Women%27s_Handball_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="World Women's Handball Championship">World Championship</a> thrice (<a href="/wiki/2003_World_Women%27s_Handball_Championship" title="2003 World Women's Handball Championship">2003</a>, <a href="/wiki/2017_World_Women%27s_Handball_Championship" title="2017 World Women's Handball Championship">2017</a>, <a href="/wiki/2023_World_Women%27s_Handball_Championship" title="2023 World Women's Handball Championship">2023</a>) and also the <a href="/wiki/European_Women%27s_Handball_Championship" title="European Women's Handball Championship">European Championship</a> once (<a href="/wiki/2018_European_Women%27s_Handball_Championship" title="2018 European Women's Handball Championship">2018</a>). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cycling">Cycling</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_France&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Cycling"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Tour_de_France" title="Tour de France">Tour de France</a></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Anne-Caroline_Chausson.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Anne-Caroline_Chausson.jpg/175px-Anne-Caroline_Chausson.jpg" decoding="async" width="175" height="222" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Anne-Caroline_Chausson.jpg/263px-Anne-Caroline_Chausson.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Anne-Caroline_Chausson.jpg/350px-Anne-Caroline_Chausson.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1404" data-file-height="1779" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Anne-Caroline_Chausson" title="Anne-Caroline Chausson">Anne-Caroline Chausson</a> mountain biker and BMX racer, Olympic gold medalist.</figcaption></figure> <p>France hosts "the world's biggest annual sporting event" called the <a href="/wiki/Tour_de_France" title="Tour de France">Tour de France</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a <a href="/wiki/Road_bicycle_racing" title="Road bicycle racing">road cycling</a> race, which takes place each July and lasts for three weeks. It is one of the three <a href="/wiki/Grand_Tour_(cycling)" title="Grand Tour (cycling)">Grand Tours</a>, which are the most prestigious stage races in road cycling. The Tour has been won 36 times by French cyclists in its 110-year history. Cycling is very popular in France, evident from the fact that the race of <a href="/wiki/Tour_de_France" title="Tour de France">Tour de France</a> attracts more than 12 million people who travel to witness the race first hand. The <a href="/wiki/Tour_de_France" title="Tour de France">Tour de France</a> also attracts a television audience of 3.5 billion people worldwide. In addition, the north of France hosts the one-day race <a href="/wiki/Paris%E2%80%93Roubaix" title="Paris–Roubaix">Paris–Roubaix</a>, known as one of the <a href="/wiki/Cobbled_classics" title="Cobbled classics">cobbled classics</a> famous for the use of <a href="/wiki/Cobblestones" class="mw-redirect" title="Cobblestones">cobblestones</a> or <a href="/wiki/Setts" class="mw-redirect" title="Setts">setts</a> as challenging terrain, and as one of the five "Monuments" which along with the road racing World Championship are the most important one-day <a href="/wiki/Classic_cycle_races" title="Classic cycle races">classic cycle races</a>. Other high-profile races which are included as part of the top-level <a href="/wiki/UCI_World_Tour" title="UCI World Tour">UCI World Tour</a> circuit include the stage races <a href="/wiki/Paris%E2%80%93Nice" title="Paris–Nice">Paris–Nice</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Crit%C3%A9rium_du_Dauphin%C3%A9" title="Critérium du Dauphiné">Critérium du Dauphiné</a> (often used as a warm-up race for riders competing in the Tour de France), and the one-day race <a href="/wiki/GP_Ouest-France" class="mw-redirect" title="GP Ouest-France">GP Ouest-France</a>. </p><p>Some of the most notable French riders are multiple Grand Tour winners <a href="/wiki/Lucien_Petit-Breton" title="Lucien Petit-Breton">Lucien Petit-Breton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Leducq" title="André Leducq">André Leducq</a>, <a href="/wiki/Antonin_Magne" title="Antonin Magne">Antonin Magne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Louison_Bobet" title="Louison Bobet">Louison Bobet</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jacques_Anquetil" title="Jacques Anquetil">Jacques Anquetil</a> (along with historic contender <a href="/wiki/Raymond_Poulidor" title="Raymond Poulidor">Raymond Poulidor</a>, who was a favorite of the crowd), <a href="/wiki/Roger_Pingeon" title="Roger Pingeon">Roger Pingeon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bernard_Th%C3%A9venet" title="Bernard Thévenet">Bernard Thévenet</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bernard_Hinault" title="Bernard Hinault">Bernard Hinault</a> and <a href="/wiki/Laurent_Fignon" title="Laurent Fignon">Laurent Fignon</a>, and multiple Monument winners <a href="/wiki/Maurice_Garin" title="Maurice Garin">Maurice Garin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lucien_Lesna" title="Lucien Lesna">Lucien Lesna</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hippolyte_Aucouturier" title="Hippolyte Aucouturier">Hippolyte Aucouturier</a>, <a href="/wiki/Octave_Lapize" title="Octave Lapize">Octave Lapize</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gustave_Garrigou" title="Gustave Garrigou">Gustave Garrigou</a>, <a href="/wiki/Henri_P%C3%A9lissier" title="Henri Pélissier">Henri Pélissier</a>, <a href="/wiki/Charles_Crupelandt" title="Charles Crupelandt">Charles Crupelandt</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jean_Forestier" title="Jean Forestier">Jean Forestier</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gilbert_Duclos-Lassalle" title="Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle">Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle</a> and <a href="/wiki/Laurent_Jalabert" title="Laurent Jalabert">Laurent Jalabert</a>. In women's cycling <a href="/wiki/Jeannie_Longo" title="Jeannie Longo">Jeannie Longo</a> is one of the most successful competitors of all time, having won the <a href="/wiki/Tour_de_France_Feminin" class="mw-redirect" title="Tour de France Feminin">Tour de France Feminin</a> three times, nine gold medals in road racing and time trialling at the <a href="/wiki/UCI_Road_World_Championships" title="UCI Road World Championships">UCI Road World Championships</a>, and the gold in the road race at the <a href="/wiki/Cycling_at_the_1996_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_individual_road_race" title="Cycling at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's individual road race">1996 Olympics</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Motorsports">Motorsports</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_France&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Motorsports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Alain_Prost,_2009_(cropped).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Alain_Prost%2C_2009_%28cropped%29.png/150px-Alain_Prost%2C_2009_%28cropped%29.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="158" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Alain_Prost%2C_2009_%28cropped%29.png/225px-Alain_Prost%2C_2009_%28cropped%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Alain_Prost%2C_2009_%28cropped%29.png/300px-Alain_Prost%2C_2009_%28cropped%29.png 2x" data-file-width="1665" data-file-height="1749" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Alain_Prost" title="Alain Prost">Alain Prost</a> (in 2009) was world champion (4) of <a href="/wiki/Formula_One" title="Formula One">Formula one</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Motorsports" class="mw-redirect" title="Motorsports">Motorsports</a> are very popular in France, especially <a href="/wiki/Auto_racing" title="Auto racing">auto racing</a> and <a href="/wiki/Motorcycle_racing" title="Motorcycle racing">motorcycle racing</a>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Formula_One" title="Formula One">Formula One</a> has a strong connection with and long history in France, having roots in European <a href="/wiki/Grand_Prix_motor_racing" title="Grand Prix motor racing">Grand Prix motor racing</a>, which traces its birth to the <a href="/wiki/1906_French_Grand_Prix" title="1906 French Grand Prix">1906 French Grand Prix</a>. Many French circuits have been used since the foundation of the Formula One Championships: <a href="/wiki/Reims-Gueux" title="Reims-Gueux">Reims-Gueux</a> (1950–1966), <a href="/wiki/Rouen-Les-Essarts" title="Rouen-Les-Essarts">Rouen-Les-Essarts</a> (1952–1958), <a href="/wiki/Circuit_Charade" class="mw-redirect" title="Circuit Charade">Circuit Charade</a> (1965–1972), <a href="/wiki/Bugatti_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="Bugatti Circuit">Bugatti Circuit</a> (1967), <a href="/wiki/Circuit_Paul_Ricard" title="Circuit Paul Ricard">Circuit Paul Ricard</a> (1971–), <a href="/wiki/Dijon-Prenois" title="Dijon-Prenois">Dijon-Prenois</a> (1974–1984), and <a href="/wiki/Circuit_de_Nevers_Magny-Cours" title="Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours">Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours</a> (1991–2008). France is home of Formula One World's Constructors' Champions <a href="/wiki/Equipe_Matra_Sports" title="Equipe Matra Sports">Matra</a> (<a href="/wiki/1969_Formula_One_season" title="1969 Formula One season">1969</a>) and <a href="/wiki/Renault" title="Renault">Renault</a> (<a href="/wiki/2005_Formula_One_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2005 Formula One season">2005</a> and <a href="/wiki/2006_Formula_One_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2006 Formula One season">2006</a>), and Formula One World Drivers' Champion <a href="/wiki/Alain_Prost" title="Alain Prost">Alain Prost</a> (<a href="/wiki/1985_Formula_One_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1985 Formula One season">1985</a>, <a href="/wiki/1986_Formula_One_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1986 Formula One season">1986</a>, <a href="/wiki/1989_Formula_One_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1989 Formula One season">1989</a>, and <a href="/wiki/1993_Formula_One_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1993 Formula One season">1993</a>). The most recent French Formula One race winner is <a href="/wiki/Esteban_Ocon" title="Esteban Ocon">Esteban Ocon</a>, having won the <a href="/wiki/2021_Hungarian_Grand_Prix" title="2021 Hungarian Grand Prix">2021 Hungarian Grand Prix</a> while racing for <a href="/wiki/Alpine_F1_Team" title="Alpine F1 Team">Alpine</a>. </p> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:S%C3%A9bastien_Loeb_-_2005_Cyprus_Rally.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/S%C3%A9bastien_Loeb_-_2005_Cyprus_Rally.jpg/91px-S%C3%A9bastien_Loeb_-_2005_Cyprus_Rally.jpg" decoding="async" width="91" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/S%C3%A9bastien_Loeb_-_2005_Cyprus_Rally.jpg/137px-S%C3%A9bastien_Loeb_-_2005_Cyprus_Rally.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/S%C3%A9bastien_Loeb_-_2005_Cyprus_Rally.jpg/183px-S%C3%A9bastien_Loeb_-_2005_Cyprus_Rally.jpg 2x" data-file-width="752" data-file-height="1644" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/S%C3%A9bastien_Loeb" title="Sébastien Loeb">Sébastien Loeb</a> (2005) had been world champion (9) of WRC.</figcaption></figure> <p>France is also home to the most Champions in <a href="/wiki/Formula_Two" title="Formula Two">Formula Two</a> history with <a href="/wiki/Jean-Pierre_Beltoise" title="Jean-Pierre Beltoise">Jean-Pierre Beltoise</a> (<a href="/wiki/1968_European_Formula_Two_Championship" title="1968 European Formula Two Championship">1968</a>), <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Servoz-Gavin" title="Johnny Servoz-Gavin">Johnny Servoz-Gavin</a> (<a href="/wiki/1969_European_Formula_Two_Championship" title="1969 European Formula Two Championship">1969</a>), <a href="/wiki/Jean-Pierre_Jarier" title="Jean-Pierre Jarier">Jean-Pierre Jarier</a> (<a href="/wiki/1973_European_Formula_Two_Championship" title="1973 European Formula Two Championship">1973</a>), <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Depailler" title="Patrick Depailler">Patrick Depailler</a> (<a href="/wiki/1974_European_Formula_Two_Championship" title="1974 European Formula Two Championship">1974</a>), <a href="/wiki/Jacques_Laffite" title="Jacques Laffite">Jacques Laffite</a> (<a href="/wiki/1975_European_Formula_Two_Championship" title="1975 European Formula Two Championship">1975</a>), <a href="/wiki/Jean-Pierre_Jabouille" title="Jean-Pierre Jabouille">Jean-Pierre Jabouille</a> (<a href="/wiki/1976_European_Formula_Two_Championship" title="1976 European Formula Two Championship">1976</a>), and <a href="/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Arnoux" title="René Arnoux">René Arnoux</a> (<a href="/wiki/1977_European_Formula_Two_Championship" title="1977 European Formula Two Championship">1977</a>). French constructors have also been successful with <a href="/wiki/Equipe_Matra_Sports" title="Equipe Matra Sports">Matra</a> winning the Championships in <a href="/wiki/1967_European_Formula_Two_Championship" title="1967 European Formula Two Championship">1967</a>, <a href="/wiki/1968_European_Formula_Two_Championship" title="1968 European Formula Two Championship">1968</a>, and <a href="/wiki/1969_European_Formula_Two_Championship" title="1969 European Formula Two Championship">1969</a>, <a href="/wiki/Automobiles_Martini" title="Automobiles Martini">Automobiles Martini</a> in <a href="/wiki/1975_European_Formula_Two_Championship" title="1975 European Formula Two Championship">1975</a> and <a href="/wiki/1977_European_Formula_Two_Championship" title="1977 European Formula Two Championship">1977</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Renault" title="Renault">Renault</a> in <a href="/wiki/1976_European_Formula_Two_Championship" title="1976 European Formula Two Championship">1976</a> and <a href="/wiki/1977_European_Formula_Two_Championship" title="1977 European Formula Two Championship">1977</a>. France produced five champions in the <a href="/wiki/International_Formula_3000" title="International Formula 3000">International Formula 3000</a> championship, the successor to the European F2 series: <a href="/wiki/Jean_Alesi" title="Jean Alesi">Jean Alesi</a> (<a href="/wiki/1989_International_Formula_3000_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1989 International Formula 3000 season">1989</a>), <a href="/wiki/%C3%89rik_Comas" title="Érik Comas">Érik Comas</a> (<a href="/wiki/1990_International_Formula_3000_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1990 International Formula 3000 season">1990</a>), <a href="/wiki/Olivier_Panis" title="Olivier Panis">Olivier Panis</a> (<a href="/wiki/1993_International_Formula_3000_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1993 International Formula 3000 season">1993</a>), <a href="/wiki/Jean-Christophe_Boullion" title="Jean-Christophe Boullion">Jean-Christophe Boullion</a> (<a href="/wiki/1994_International_Formula_3000_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1994 International Formula 3000 season">1994</a>) and <a href="/wiki/S%C3%A9bastien_Bourdais" title="Sébastien Bourdais">Sébastien Bourdais</a> (<a href="/wiki/2002_International_Formula_3000_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2002 International Formula 3000 season">2002</a>), tying with Italy as the most successful nation in the formula. <a href="/wiki/Romain_Grosjean" title="Romain Grosjean">Romain Grosjean</a> won the <a href="/wiki/GP2_Asia_Series" title="GP2 Asia Series">GP2 Asia Series</a> in <a href="/wiki/2008_GP2_Asia_Series_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2008 GP2 Asia Series season">2008</a> and <a href="/wiki/2011_GP2_Asia_Series_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 GP2 Asia Series season">2011</a> and the main <a href="/wiki/GP2_Series" title="GP2 Series">GP2 Series</a> in <a href="/wiki/2011_GP2_Series_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 GP2 Series season">2011</a>, whilst <a href="/wiki/Pierre_Gasly" title="Pierre Gasly">Pierre Gasly</a> won the GP2 title in the series' final season in <a href="/wiki/2016_GP2_Series" title="2016 GP2 Series">2016</a>. </p> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Fabio_Quartararo_at_the_2022_San_Marino_Grand_Prix_at_Misano.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Fabio_Quartararo_at_the_2022_San_Marino_Grand_Prix_at_Misano.jpg/150px-Fabio_Quartararo_at_the_2022_San_Marino_Grand_Prix_at_Misano.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="225" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Fabio_Quartararo_at_the_2022_San_Marino_Grand_Prix_at_Misano.jpg/225px-Fabio_Quartararo_at_the_2022_San_Marino_Grand_Prix_at_Misano.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Fabio_Quartararo_at_the_2022_San_Marino_Grand_Prix_at_Misano.jpg/300px-Fabio_Quartararo_at_the_2022_San_Marino_Grand_Prix_at_Misano.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2694" data-file-height="4041" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Fabio_Quartararo" title="Fabio Quartararo">Fabio Quartararo</a> (in 2022) the first French world champion in <a href="/wiki/Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing" title="Grand Prix motorcycle racing">MotogGP</a></figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Touring_car_racing" title="Touring car racing">Touring car racing</a>, although less popular in France than <a href="/wiki/Formula_One" title="Formula One">Formula One</a>, has a strong following, especially with four time <a href="/wiki/World_Touring_Car_Championship" title="World Touring Car Championship">World Touring Car Championship</a> Drivers' Champion <a href="/wiki/Yvan_Muller" title="Yvan Muller">Yvan Muller</a> (<a href="/wiki/2008_World_Touring_Car_Championship_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2008 World Touring Car Championship season">2008</a>, <a href="/wiki/2010_World_Touring_Car_Championship_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2010 World Touring Car Championship season">2010</a>, <a href="/wiki/2011_World_Touring_Car_Championship_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 World Touring Car Championship season">2011</a> and <a href="/wiki/2013_World_Touring_Car_Championship_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2013 World Touring Car Championship season">2013</a>). In <a href="/wiki/Sports_car_racing" title="Sports car racing">Sports car racing</a>, France is home to the <a href="/wiki/24_Hours_of_Le_Mans" title="24 Hours of Le Mans">24 Hours of Le Mans</a> the world's oldest <a href="/wiki/Sports_car_racing" title="Sports car racing">sports car race</a> in <a href="/wiki/Endurance_racing_(motorsport)" title="Endurance racing (motorsport)">endurance racing</a>, held annually since 1923. Also, French <a href="/wiki/Auto_racing" title="Auto racing">auto racing</a> team <a href="/wiki/Hexis_Racing" title="Hexis Racing">Hexis Racing</a> is the current <a href="/wiki/2011_FIA_GT1_World_Championship_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 FIA GT1 World Championship season">FIA GT1 World Team Champion</a>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Rallying" title="Rallying">Rallying</a> is very popular in France, with two <a href="/wiki/World_Rally_Championship" title="World Rally Championship">World Rally Championship</a> rallies being held there: <a href="/wiki/Tour_de_Corse" title="Tour de Corse">Tour de Corse</a> (1973–2008) and <a href="/wiki/Rallye_d%27Alsace" class="mw-redirect" title="Rallye d'Alsace">Rallye d'Alsace</a> (2010-today). </p><p>French drivers and manufacturers have been very successful in the World Rally Championship, especially since 2000, winning 32 championships (in total) in each competition. Champions include <a href="/wiki/Didier_Auriol" title="Didier Auriol">Didier Auriol</a> (<a href="/wiki/1994_World_Rally_Championship_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1994 World Rally Championship season">1994</a>), <a href="/wiki/S%C3%A9bastien_Loeb" title="Sébastien Loeb">Sébastien Loeb</a> (<a href="/wiki/2004_World_Rally_Championship_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2004 World Rally Championship season">2004</a>, <a href="/wiki/2005_World_Rally_Championship_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2005 World Rally Championship season">2005</a>, <a href="/wiki/2006_World_Rally_Championship_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2006 World Rally Championship season">2006</a>, <a href="/wiki/2007_World_Rally_Championship_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2007 World Rally Championship season">2007</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008_World_Rally_Championship_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2008 World Rally Championship season">2008</a>, <a href="/wiki/2009_World_Rally_Championship_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2009 World Rally Championship season">2009</a>, <a href="/wiki/2010_World_Rally_Championship_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2010 World Rally Championship season">2010</a>, <a href="/wiki/2011_World_Rally_Championship_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 World Rally Championship season">2011</a> and <a href="/wiki/2012_World_Rally_Championship_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 World Rally Championship season">2012</a>, an all-time record) and <a href="/wiki/S%C3%A9bastien_Ogier" title="Sébastien Ogier">Sébastien Ogier</a> (<a href="/wiki/2013_World_Rally_Championship_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2013 World Rally Championship season">2013</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_World_Rally_Championship_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2014 World Rally Championship season">2014</a>, <a href="/wiki/2015_World_Rally_Championship_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2015 World Rally Championship season">2015</a>, <a href="/wiki/2016_World_Rally_Championship_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2016 World Rally Championship season">2016</a>, <a href="/wiki/2017_World_Rally_Championship_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2017 World Rally Championship season">2017</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_World_Rally_Championship_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2018 World Rally Championship season">2018</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=2020_World_Rally_Championship_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2020 World Rally Championship season (page does not exist)">2020</a> and <a href="/w/index.php?title=2021_World_Rally_Championship_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2021 World Rally Championship season (page does not exist)">2021</a>) for the drivers, and <a href="/wiki/Alpine_(car_maker)" class="mw-redirect" title="Alpine (car maker)">Alpine</a> (<a href="/wiki/1973_World_Rally_Championship_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1973 World Rally Championship season">1973</a>), <a href="/wiki/Peugeot" title="Peugeot">Peugeot</a> (<a href="/wiki/1985_World_Rally_Championship_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1985 World Rally Championship season">1985</a>, <a href="/wiki/1986_World_Rally_Championship_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1986 World Rally Championship season">1986</a>, <a href="/wiki/2000_World_Rally_Championship_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2000 World Rally Championship season">2000</a>, <a href="/wiki/2001_World_Rally_Championship_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2001 World Rally Championship season">2001</a>, and <a href="/wiki/2002_World_Rally_Championship_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2002 World Rally Championship season">2002</a>), and <a href="/wiki/Citro%C3%ABn" title="Citroën">Citroën</a> (<a href="/wiki/2003_World_Rally_Championship_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2003 World Rally Championship season">2003</a>, <a href="/wiki/2004_World_Rally_Championship_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2004 World Rally Championship season">2004</a>, <a href="/wiki/2005_World_Rally_Championship_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2005 World Rally Championship season">2005</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008_World_Rally_Championship_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2008 World Rally Championship season">2008</a>, <a href="/wiki/2009_World_Rally_Championship_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2009 World Rally Championship season">2009</a>, <a href="/wiki/2010_World_Rally_Championship_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2010 World Rally Championship season">2010</a>, <a href="/wiki/2011_World_Rally_Championship_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 World Rally Championship season">2011</a>, <a href="/wiki/2012_World_Rally_Championship_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 World Rally Championship season">2012</a>) for the manufacturers. </p><p><a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> holds an annual <a href="/wiki/Ice_racing" title="Ice racing">ice racing</a> championship at the end of each year, called the <a href="/wiki/Andros_Trophy" title="Andros Trophy">Andros Trophy</a>. </p><p>Other types of <a href="/wiki/Auto_racing" title="Auto racing">auto racing</a> (<a href="/wiki/Stock_car_racing" title="Stock car racing">Stock car racing</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sports_car_racing" title="Sports car racing">Sports car racing</a>, <a href="/wiki/Drag_racing" title="Drag racing">Drag racing</a>, etc.) are more favoured. </p><p>France host the <a href="/wiki/French_motorcycle_Grand_Prix" title="French motorcycle Grand Prix">French motorcycle Grand Prix</a> currently in <a href="/wiki/Bugatti_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="Bugatti Circuit">Le Mans</a>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Fabio_Quartararo" title="Fabio Quartararo">Fabio Quartararo</a> is the first French to win the premier class of <a href="/wiki/Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing" title="Grand Prix motorcycle racing">MotogGP</a> in <a href="/wiki/2021_MotoGP_World_Championship" title="2021 MotoGP World Championship">2021</a>. Also, in <a href="/wiki/Superbike_World_Championship" title="Superbike World Championship">Superbike World Championship</a> only two French riders have been champions: <a href="/wiki/Raymond_Roche" title="Raymond Roche">Raymond Roche</a> in <a href="/wiki/1990_Superbike_World_Championship" title="1990 Superbike World Championship">1990</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sylvain_Guintoli" title="Sylvain Guintoli">Sylvain Guintoli</a> in <a href="/wiki/2014_Superbike_World_Championship" title="2014 Superbike World Championship">2014</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ice_hockey">Ice hockey</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_France&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Ice hockey"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/France_men%27s_national_ice_hockey_team" title="France men's national ice hockey team">France men's national ice hockey team</a></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Ice_hockey" title="Ice hockey">Ice hockey</a> is a fairly popular sport in France, especially in the <a href="/wiki/Rh%C3%B4ne-Alpes" title="Rhône-Alpes">Rhône-Alpes</a> region and in the cities of <a href="/wiki/Rouen" title="Rouen">Rouen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Amiens" title="Amiens">Amiens</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tours" title="Tours">Tours</a>. The governing body is the <a href="/wiki/F%C3%A9d%C3%A9ration_Fran%C3%A7aise_de_Hockey_sur_Glace" class="mw-redirect" title="Fédération Française de Hockey sur Glace">FFHG</a> which administers the national championship, <a href="/wiki/Ligue_Magnus" title="Ligue Magnus">Ligue Magnus</a> (founded in 1907). The <a href="/wiki/France_men%27s_national_ice_hockey_team" title="France men's national ice hockey team">national team</a> is currently ranked in the top 20 in the <a href="/wiki/IIHF_World_Ranking" title="IIHF World Ranking">IIHF World Ranking</a>. In recent years, numerous French ice hockey players have played in the <a href="/wiki/NHL" class="mw-redirect" title="NHL">NHL</a>, the premier ice hockey competition on the planet based in the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> and <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a>, including <a href="/wiki/Stanley_Cup" title="Stanley Cup">Stanley Cup</a> winner <a href="/wiki/Cristobal_Huet" title="Cristobal Huet">Cristobal Huet</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vancouver_Canucks" title="Vancouver Canucks">Vancouver Canucks</a> forward <a href="/wiki/Antoine_Roussel" title="Antoine Roussel">Antoine Roussel</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Savate">Savate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_France&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Savate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Savate" title="Savate">Savate</a></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Savate" title="Savate">Savate</a>, also known as <i>French boxing</i>, is a French martial art, similar to kickboxing, that uses punches and kicks. Savate was developed in the 1800s on the sailing ships and back streets of France<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Savate, which translates to <i>old shoe</i>, differs from most other striking arts that use kicks, as Savate practitioners wear shoes and can only kick with their feet, wearing hard-tipped kicking shoes—kicking with one's shins is disallowed. At the beginning of the 20th century it was the most popular martial art in mainland Europe.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Famous modern practitioners include former Savate world champion <a href="/wiki/Gerard_Gordeau" title="Gerard Gordeau">Gerard Gordeau</a>, who competed at the first-ever <a href="/wiki/UFC_1" title="UFC 1"> UFC show</a>, and made it to the tournament final at <a href="/wiki/UFC_1#UFC_1_bracket" title="UFC 1"> UFC 1</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Judo">Judo</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_France&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Judo"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Judo_in_France" title="Judo in France">Judo in France</a></div> <p>Judo is another popular sport in France. <a href="/wiki/Teddy_Riner" title="Teddy Riner">Teddy Riner</a>, with twelve World Championship gold medals and five Olympic gold medals, is one of the most successful French judoka. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pétanque"><span id="P.C3.A9tanque"></span>Pétanque</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_France&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Pétanque"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/P%C3%A9tanque" title="Pétanque">Pétanque</a> is mostly played and highly popular in the South of France. Pétanque is not considered a sport by many northern Frenchmen, though the sport is internationally recognized by the <a href="/wiki/IOC" class="mw-redirect" title="IOC">IOC</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Professional players play the competitive form of Pétanque, which is called Pétanque Sport, under precise rules. The competitive form is played by about 480,000 persons licensed with the <i>Federation Française de Pétanque et Jeu Provençal</i> (<a href="/wiki/FFPJP" class="mw-redirect" title="FFPJP">FFPJP</a>). The FFPJP is the 4th largest sports federation in France. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rugby_league">Rugby league</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_France&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Rugby league"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Rugby_league_in_France" title="Rugby league in France">Rugby league in France</a></div> <p>Rugby league (<i>rugby à treize</i>) has been played in France since the 1930s, and is most popular, like rugby union, in the south of the country. The sport arguably achieved its height in popularity in the 1950s and 1960s when the France national team made it to <a href="/wiki/Rugby_League_World_Cup" title="Rugby League World Cup">World Cup</a> finals and won test series against Australia, Great Britain and New Zealand. Two French-based teams, <a href="/wiki/Catalans_Dragons" title="Catalans Dragons">Catalans Dragons</a> and <a href="/wiki/Toulouse_Olympique" title="Toulouse Olympique">Toulouse Olympique</a>, participate in the <a href="/wiki/British_rugby_league_system" title="British rugby league system">British rugby league system</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which has helped boost the sport's profile and led to growth in player numbers. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sailing">Sailing</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_France&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Sailing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:PRB_VG2012_(6).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/PRB_VG2012_%286%29.jpg/220px-PRB_VG2012_%286%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/PRB_VG2012_%286%29.jpg/330px-PRB_VG2012_%286%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/PRB_VG2012_%286%29.jpg/440px-PRB_VG2012_%286%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2756" data-file-height="2068" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Vincent_Riou" title="Vincent Riou">Vincent Riou</a> won the <a href="/wiki/Vend%C3%A9e_Globe" title="Vendée Globe">Vendée Globe</a> in 2004</figcaption></figure> <p>Professional <a href="/wiki/Sailing_(sport)" title="Sailing (sport)">sailing</a> in France is centered on singlehanded/shorthanded ocean racing with the pinnacle of this branch of the sport being the <a href="/wiki/Vend%C3%A9e_Globe" title="Vendée Globe">Vendée Globe</a> singlehanded around the world race which starts every 4 years from the French Atlantic. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Skiing">Skiing</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_France&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Skiing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Skiing is a popular sport in France. The best places for skiing are the mountainous areas in the south, center, and east of the country, where most French <a href="/wiki/Ski_resort" title="Ski resort">ski resorts</a> are located. </p> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Marie_Dorin.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Marie_Dorin.jpg/175px-Marie_Dorin.jpg" decoding="async" width="175" height="218" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Marie_Dorin.jpg/263px-Marie_Dorin.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Marie_Dorin.jpg/350px-Marie_Dorin.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2068" data-file-height="2578" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Marie_Dorin-Habert" class="mw-redirect" title="Marie Dorin-Habert">Marie Dorin-Habert</a> biathlete, Olympic gold medalist and multiple World Championship medalist.</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/%C3%89mile_Allais" title="Émile Allais">Émile Allais</a> won four World Championship golds in the 1930s. <a href="/wiki/Henri_Oreiller" title="Henri Oreiller">Henri Oreiller</a> won Olympic gold at the <a href="/wiki/1948_Winter_Olympics" title="1948 Winter Olympics">1948 Winter Olympics</a>. <a href="/wiki/Jean-Claude_Killy" title="Jean-Claude Killy">Jean-Claude Killy</a> dominated <a href="/wiki/Alpine_skiing" title="Alpine skiing">alpine skiing</a> in the late 1960s, winning all three alpine skiing golds on offer at the <a href="/wiki/1968_Winter_Olympics" title="1968 Winter Olympics">1968 Winter Olympics</a> on French snow in Grenoble. These events also served as the 1968 <a href="/wiki/Alpine_Skiing_World_Championships" class="mw-redirect" title="Alpine Skiing World Championships">Alpine Skiing World Championships</a>, and in addition, Killy won the World Championship Combined event in 1968 to add to golds in the Downhill and Combined won at the 1966 World Championships. He also won the first two overall <a href="/wiki/Alpine_Skiing_World_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="Alpine Skiing World Cup">Alpine Skiing World Cup</a> titles. <a href="/wiki/Marielle_Goitschel" title="Marielle Goitschel">Marielle Goitschel</a> won two Olympic golds, an additional five World Championship golds and three discipline World Cup titles in the 1960s. <a href="/wiki/Guy_P%C3%A9rillat" title="Guy Périllat">Guy Périllat</a> was a double World Championship gold medalist in the 1960s. <a href="/wiki/Fabienne_Serrat" title="Fabienne Serrat">Fabienne Serrat</a> won two golds at the <a href="/wiki/FIS_Alpine_World_Ski_Championships_1974" title="FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1974">1974 World Championships</a>. More recently <a href="/wiki/Luc_Alphand" title="Luc Alphand">Luc Alphand</a> won the overall World Cup in <a href="/wiki/1997_Alpine_Skiing_World_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="1997 Alpine Skiing World Cup">1997</a> and four discipline titles in Downhill and Super-G. <a href="/wiki/Jean-Baptiste_Grange" title="Jean-Baptiste Grange">Jean-Baptiste Grange</a> was Slalom World Cup champion in <a href="/wiki/2009_Alpine_Skiing_World_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="2009 Alpine Skiing World Cup">2009</a> and Slalom World Champion in <a href="/wiki/FIS_Alpine_World_Ski_Championships_2011_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_slalom" title="FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2011 – Men's slalom">2011</a> and 2015. In January 2017 <a href="/wiki/Alexis_Pinturault" title="Alexis Pinturault">Alexis Pinturault</a> set a new record for World Cup wins by a French skier when he took his 19th victory in a giant slalom in <a href="/wiki/Adelboden" title="Adelboden">Adelboden</a>, breaking Jean-Claude Killy's record.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>French success in cross-country skiing has been somewhat more limited. However <a href="/wiki/Vincent_Vittoz" title="Vincent Vittoz">Vincent Vittoz</a> did win a gold medal in the 15 km + 15 km double pursuit at the <a href="/wiki/FIS_Nordic_World_Ski_Championships" title="FIS Nordic World Ski Championships">FIS Nordic World Ski Championships</a> in <a href="/wiki/FIS_Nordic_World_Ski_Championships_2005" title="FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2005">2005</a>. He also finished as runner up in the Distance <a href="/wiki/FIS_Cross-Country_World_Cup" title="FIS Cross-Country World Cup">World Cup</a> for three consecutive seasons from 2004/05 to <a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_FIS_Cross-Country_World_Cup" title="2006–07 FIS Cross-Country World Cup">2006/07</a>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Jason_Lamy-Chappuis" title="Jason Lamy-Chappuis">Jason Lamy-Chappuis</a> has been an extremely successful competitor in <a href="/wiki/Nordic_combined" title="Nordic combined">Nordic combined</a>. He won a gold medal in the Individual normal hill/10 km competition at the <a href="/wiki/Nordic_combined_at_the_2010_Winter_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Individual_normal_hill/10_km" title="Nordic combined at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Individual normal hill/10 km">2010 Winter Olympics</a> as well as four World Championship golds and three consecutive <a href="/wiki/FIS_Nordic_Combined_World_Cup" title="FIS Nordic Combined World Cup">FIS Nordic Combined World Cups</a> between <a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_FIS_Nordic_Combined_World_Cup" title="2009–10 FIS Nordic Combined World Cup">2009/10</a> and <a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_FIS_Nordic_Combined_World_Cup" title="2011–12 FIS Nordic Combined World Cup">2011/12</a>. </p><p>France has enjoyed success in <a href="/wiki/Biathlon" title="Biathlon">Biathlon</a> in recent years. <a href="/wiki/Rapha%C3%ABl_Poir%C3%A9e" title="Raphaël Poirée">Raphaël Poirée</a> won seven <a href="/wiki/Biathlon_World_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="Biathlon World Championship">Biathlon World Championship</a> golds and four overall <a href="/wiki/Biathlon_World_Cup" title="Biathlon World Cup">Biathlon World Cups</a>. He is the joint second most successful male biathlete of all time in terms of winning overall World Cup titles, and scored 44 World Cup victories. <a href="/wiki/Martin_Fourcade" title="Martin Fourcade">Martin Fourcade</a> has won 13 World Championship golds, 7 overall World Cup titles, 1 silver medal in <a href="/wiki/Biathlon_at_the_2010_Winter_Olympics" title="Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Olympics">Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games</a>, 2 gold medals in the <a href="/wiki/Biathlon_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Biathlon at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Sochi 2014 Olympic Games</a>, and 3 gold medals in the <a href="/wiki/Biathlon_at_the_2018_Winter_Olympics" title="Biathlon at the 2018 Winter Olympics">Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Games</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tennis">Tennis</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_France&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Tennis"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Suzanne_Lenglen_1920_Cannes_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Suzanne_Lenglen_1920_Cannes_%28cropped%29.jpg/175px-Suzanne_Lenglen_1920_Cannes_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="175" height="171" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Suzanne_Lenglen_1920_Cannes_%28cropped%29.jpg/263px-Suzanne_Lenglen_1920_Cannes_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Suzanne_Lenglen_1920_Cannes_%28cropped%29.jpg/350px-Suzanne_Lenglen_1920_Cannes_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1576" data-file-height="1536" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Suzanne_Lenglen" title="Suzanne Lenglen">Suzanne Lenglen</a> dominated tennis in the 1920s, winning multiple Grand Slam titles and Olympic gold medals.</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Tennis" title="Tennis">Tennis</a> is the second most popular French sport in terms of the number of licensed players with 1,111,316 licensed tennis players in France (2012). </p><p>France holds the tennis Grand Slam tournament <a href="/wiki/French_Open" title="French Open">Roland Garros</a>. Some current French high-level players include <a href="/wiki/Ga%C3%ABl_Monfils" title="Gaël Monfils">Gaël Monfils</a>, <a href="/wiki/Richard_Gasquet" title="Richard Gasquet">Richard Gasquet</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lucas_Pouille" title="Lucas Pouille">Lucas Pouille</a>, <a href="/wiki/Caroline_Garcia" title="Caroline Garcia">Caroline Garcia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Aliz%C3%A9_Cornet" title="Alizé Cornet">Alizé Cornet</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Kristina_Mladenovic" title="Kristina Mladenovic">Kristina Mladenovic</a>. Other stars from the past include <a href="/wiki/Henri_Cochet" title="Henri Cochet">Henri Cochet</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Lacoste" title="René Lacoste">René Lacoste</a>, <a href="/wiki/Yannick_Noah" title="Yannick Noah">Yannick Noah</a>, <a href="/wiki/Guy_Forget" title="Guy Forget">Guy Forget</a>, <a href="/wiki/Henri_Leconte" title="Henri Leconte">Henri Leconte</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gilles_Simon" title="Gilles Simon">Gilles Simon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jo-Wilfried_Tsonga" title="Jo-Wilfried Tsonga">Jo-Wilfried Tsonga</a>, <a href="/wiki/Am%C3%A9lie_Mauresmo" title="Amélie Mauresmo">Amélie Mauresmo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mary_Pierce" title="Mary Pierce">Mary Pierce</a> and <a href="/wiki/Marion_Bartoli" title="Marion Bartoli">Marion Bartoli</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Minor_team_sports">Minor team sports</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_France&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Minor team sports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Swimming">Swimming</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_France&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Swimming"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Camille_Muffat.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Camille_Muffat.jpg/175px-Camille_Muffat.jpg" decoding="async" width="175" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Camille_Muffat.jpg/263px-Camille_Muffat.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Camille_Muffat.jpg/350px-Camille_Muffat.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2192" data-file-height="2760" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Camille_Muffat" title="Camille Muffat">Camille Muffat</a> former swimmer, Olympic and World Championship gold medalist.</figcaption></figure> <p>Some notable French swimmers in competition are <a href="/wiki/Camille_Muffat" title="Camille Muffat">Camille Muffat</a>, <a href="/wiki/Laure_Manaudou" title="Laure Manaudou">Laure Manaudou</a>, <a href="/wiki/Yannick_Agnel" title="Yannick Agnel">Yannick Agnel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alain_Bernard" title="Alain Bernard">Alain Bernard</a>, <a href="/wiki/Virginie_Dedieu" title="Virginie Dedieu">Virginie Dedieu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Florent_Manaudou" title="Florent Manaudou">Florent Manaudou</a> and <a href="/wiki/L%C3%A9on_Marchand" title="Léon Marchand">Léon Marchand</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="American_Football">American Football</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_France&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: American Football"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Ligue_%C3%89lite_de_Football_Am%C3%A9ricain" class="mw-redirect" title="Ligue Élite de Football Américain">Ligue Élite de Football Américain</a></div> <p>The Ligue Élite de Football Américain, founded in 1982, is the top level of <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">American football</a> in France. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Australian_rules_football">Australian rules football</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_France&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Australian rules football"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football_in_France" title="Australian rules football in France">Australian rules football in France</a></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football" title="Australian rules football">Australian rules football</a> is a growing sport in France, with the first clubs forming in the 1990s. There are several clubs around the country forming a "Super League" and some other clubs playing in a developmental league. There is a national men's Australian Football team that has played international matches and competes in the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Football_International_Cup" title="Australian Football International Cup">Australian Football International Cup</a>, which is essentially a World Cup for all countries apart from Australia. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Track_and_field">Track and field</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_France&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Track and field"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sophie_Duarte_Belgrade_2013.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Sophie_Duarte_Belgrade_2013.jpg/175px-Sophie_Duarte_Belgrade_2013.jpg" decoding="async" width="175" height="196" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Sophie_Duarte_Belgrade_2013.jpg/263px-Sophie_Duarte_Belgrade_2013.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Sophie_Duarte_Belgrade_2013.jpg/350px-Sophie_Duarte_Belgrade_2013.jpg 2x" data-file-width="381" data-file-height="426" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Sophie_Duarte" title="Sophie Duarte">Sophie Duarte</a> Long-distance runner, European Cross Country Championships gold medalist.</figcaption></figure> <p>Some prominent French track and field athletes include <a href="/wiki/Alain_Mimoun" title="Alain Mimoun">Alain Mimoun</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michel_Jazy" title="Michel Jazy">Michel Jazy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Guy_Drut" title="Guy Drut">Guy Drut</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sophie_Duarte" title="Sophie Duarte">Sophie Duarte</a>, <a href="/wiki/Renaud_Lavillenie" title="Renaud Lavillenie">Renaud Lavillenie</a>, <a href="/wiki/Marie-Jos%C3%A9_P%C3%A9rec" title="Marie-José Pérec">Marie-José Pérec</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pierre-Ambroise_Bosse" title="Pierre-Ambroise Bosse">Pierre-Ambroise Bosse</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mahiedine_Mekhissi-Benabbad" title="Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad">Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad</a>, <a href="/wiki/Christophe_Lemaitre" title="Christophe Lemaitre">Christophe Lemaitre</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Marie_Collonvill%C3%A9" title="Marie Collonvillé">Marie Collonvillé</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Baseball">Baseball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_France&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Baseball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Baseball_in_France" title="Baseball in France">Baseball in France</a></div> <p>Baseball is a minor sport in France. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cricket">Cricket</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_France&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Cricket"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Cricket" title="Cricket">Cricket</a> is a developing sport in France. Some reports claim that cricket was invented in France, however, the sport is relatively unknown due to inadequate media coverage. In fact, the 1900 Olympic games, the only one where cricket was played, featured bitter rivals England and France taking on each other. A rematch of the two teams took place just before the 2012 Olympics.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Canoeing">Canoeing</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_France&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Canoeing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Slalom_canoeing_2012_Olympics_W_K1_FRA_Emilie_Fer.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Slalom_canoeing_2012_Olympics_W_K1_FRA_Emilie_Fer.jpg/175px-Slalom_canoeing_2012_Olympics_W_K1_FRA_Emilie_Fer.jpg" decoding="async" width="175" height="116" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Slalom_canoeing_2012_Olympics_W_K1_FRA_Emilie_Fer.jpg/263px-Slalom_canoeing_2012_Olympics_W_K1_FRA_Emilie_Fer.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Slalom_canoeing_2012_Olympics_W_K1_FRA_Emilie_Fer.jpg/350px-Slalom_canoeing_2012_Olympics_W_K1_FRA_Emilie_Fer.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1929" data-file-height="1281" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/%C3%89milie_Fer" title="Émilie Fer">Émilie Fer</a> canoeist, Olympic gold medalist.</figcaption></figure> <p>France has a notable presence in canoeing, with several accomplished athletes achieving success at national and international levels. Some prominent French canoeists include <a href="/wiki/Tony_Estanguet" title="Tony Estanguet">Tony Estanguet</a>, <a href="/wiki/Denis_Gargaud_Chanut" title="Denis Gargaud Chanut">Denis Gargaud Chanut</a>, <a href="/wiki/%C3%89milie_Fer" title="Émilie Fer">Émilie Fer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mathieu_Goubel" title="Mathieu Goubel">Mathieu Goubel</a>, and <a href="/wiki/S%C3%A9bastien_Combot" title="Sébastien Combot">Sébastien Combot</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Gaelic_football">Gaelic football</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_France&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Gaelic football"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Though it is little known, <a href="/wiki/Gaelic_football" title="Gaelic football">Gaelic football</a> is developing in France. There are currently 20 clubs across the country, with 80% of the players being French.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Lacrosse">Lacrosse</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_France&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Lacrosse"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/w/index.php?title=France_national_lacrosse_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="France national lacrosse team (page does not exist)">France national lacrosse team</a> has qualified for the <a href="/wiki/World_Lacrosse_Championship" title="World Lacrosse Championship">World Lacrosse Championship</a> three consecutive times, in 2010 through 2018. At the most recent event (2018), it finished 33rd out of 46. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Beach_volleyball">Beach volleyball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_France&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Beach volleyball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>France's men's national team in <a href="/wiki/Beach_volleyball" title="Beach volleyball">beach volleyball</a> that competed at the <a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%932020_CEV_Beach_Volleyball_Continental_Cup" title="2018–2020 CEV Beach Volleyball Continental Cup">2018–2020 CEV Beach Volleyball Continental Cup</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>And the <a href="/wiki/France_men%27s_national_volleyball_team" title="France men's national volleyball team">France men's national volleyball team</a> consecutively became double Olympic champion in 2021 and 2024, like the Soviets in the 1960s and the Americans in the 1980s. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_France&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brevet_d%27%C3%89tat_d%27%C3%A9ducateur_sportif" title="Brevet d'État d'éducateur sportif">Brevet d'État d'éducateur sportif</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union_des_Soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9s_Fran%C3%A7aises_de_Sports_Athl%C3%A9tiques" title="Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques">Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Youth_Affairs_and_Sports_(France)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports (France)">Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports (France)</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_France&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output 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