No room for trail running. May 7. The IOC has officially closed the door on Winter Olympics to disciplines that are not necessarily practiced on ice or snowNo cyclocross or trail running, therefore, in 2030, despite the wishes of the Edgar Grospiron, President of the COJOP of the French AlpsThe president of the French Athletics Federation (FFA), Jean Gracia, expressed his disappointment at Ouest-France.
« It came like a cold shower., he confides. It's a shame, we're disappointed for the trail runners. (…) We're not 100 years in the past anymore, the Games are evolvingFor a president who comes from South Africa, a continent that does not participate in the Winter Olympics, It's a shame that the next Games won't be universal. by introducing trail running. "He also highlights" a missed opportunity to organize a trail run for everyone, modeled after the Paris 2024 Marathon for All. Edgar Grospiron had expressed his support for such an initiative. The presence of this discipline also made it possible to have a trail running event for everyone, and to successfully associate the masses with the Olympic Games. "Jean Gracia points out.
